JLPT N5
今
Now, current
Onyomi
コン (kon), キン (kin)
Kunyomi
いま (ima)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
人 (person) + 亼 (collect/assemble - itself composed of 一 and ハ)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a PERSON (人) who stops everything to listen intently to what is happening RIGHT NOW. They cup their hands (`一` and `ハ` forming the mouth shape of `亼`) around their ears to COLLECT all the sounds and information that are CURRENT.
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Quick Hint:
Person cupping ears
Essential N5 Vocabulary
今
いま
Now
今日
きょう
Today
今週
こんしゅう
This week
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "今"
＿＿＿＿＿、何時ですか。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「今」は「いま」と読み、「現在」を意味します。
English: 今 is read as 'ima' and means 'now'.
English: 今 is read as 'ima' and means 'now'.
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