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Kanji: 今

KANJI
4 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
いま
 ON 音 
コン
キン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
人(亻)
Radical name:
ひと(にんべん)
Meaning:
Now
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 50 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(いま)
now
N5
(きょう)
Today
N5
(けさ)
this morning
N5
(ことし)
this year
N5
(こんげつ)
this month
N5
(こんしゅう)
this week
N5
(こんばん)
this evening
N4
(こんど)
now, next time
N4
(こんや)
tonight
N3
(いま)
before long, even now
N3
(いま)にも
at any time, soon
N3
(こんかい)
now, this time, lately
N3
(こんご)
from now on, hereafter
N3
(こんにち)
today, this day
N3
(こんにち)
hello, good day (daytime greeting, id)
N1
(いまさら)
now, at this late hour
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