今日 (こんにち) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "today" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

こんにち

今日

N

TODAY (this day)

こん今 • NOW

にち日 • SUN

The day (日) that is out right now (今) represents today.

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今 N

いま

今月 N

こんげつ

今度 N

こんど

this time, next time, now, next time

今回 N

こんかい

now, this time, lately, this time, lately

今にも adv

いまにも

at any time, soon, soon

今に adv

いまに

before long, even now

先日 N

せんじつ

the other day, a few days ago

木曜日 N

もくようび