Synonym Boundary: "今週", "こちら", "今朝", "今ごろ", "今回"

When expressing "this" in Japanese, you must carefully distinguish between "今週", "こちら", "今朝", "今ごろ", "今回" based on context.

• 今週 (こんしゅう (konshuu) - Level: N5): Maps to "this week" and is used when Refers to the current week. Often used to talk about plans or events happening within the present week..
• こちら (こちら (kochira) - Level: N5): Maps to "this way, this place; this person (polite)" and is used when Polite equivalent of これ.
• 今朝 (けさ (kesa) - Level: N4): Maps to "this morning" and is used when Refers specifically to the current morning. It is almost always used with past tense verbs to describe events that happened earlier in the day..
• 今ごろ (いまごろ (imagoro) - Level: N3): Maps to "about this time; around now; by now" and is used when Refers to a time point that is 'around now' or 'around that time'.
• 今回 (こんかい (konkai) - Level: N3): Maps to "this time" and is used when Refers to the current occasion or instance, distinguishing it from previous or future occasions. Often used to set the context for a specific event or action..

Mixing these up can easily lead to unnatural translations. Refer to the bilingual context cards below to master the boundaries!