JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 今: "now"
The kanji 今 means "now". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read コン, キン in on'yomi and いま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コンキン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | now |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 49 of 2,501 |
Common words with 今
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 今now; the present time; just now; soon · another; more
- 今日today; this day · these days; recently; nowadays
- 今度this time; now · next time; another time; shortly; soon
- 今までuntil now; till now; up to now; up to the present
- 今回this time; now
- 今からà partir de maintenant, désormais
- 今後from now on; hereafter
- 今夜this evening; tonight
- 只今I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me! · now; at present; at the moment
- 今年this year
- 今すぐtout de suite, immédiatement, à l'instant
- 今にbefore long; even now
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