【今】(kin,kon,ima/now,present) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 今.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・kon　こん
・kin　きん

For example,

・今月　kon-getsu　こんげつ
this month

・今度　kon-do　こんど
next time

・今回　kon-kai　こんかい
this time

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・ima　いま

For example,

・今　ima　いま
now

・今頃　ima-goro　いまごろ
about this time

・今時　ima-doki　いまどき
nowadays

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・今日　kyō　きょう
today

・今朝　kesa　けさ
this morning

・今年　kotoshi　ことし
this year

・今宵　koyoi　こよい
tonight
This is a poetic expression.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 今.
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・now, present, current

Radical

And the radical of this character is 人　hito
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・今井　imai　いまい
・今村　imamura　いまむら
・今野　imano　いまの
・今泉　imaizumi　いまいずみ
・今田　imada　いまだ

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 今

・今日子　kyoko　きょうこ

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 今

・小泉 今日子　Koizumi Kyōko　こいずみきょうこ
She is a singer, actress

・今田 耕司　Imada Kōji　いまだこうじ
He is a comedian

Look-alikes

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 今

・令　rei　れい
order, law

・合　gō, a-u　ごう、あ（う）
fit

・会　kai, a-u　かい、あ（う）
meet, see

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