Word details

今日

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 今日.

Dictionary

Entry

今日ょうんにちんちこんじつNounAdverbFreq #122
1

today; this day

Examples
その事故は去年の今日、起きたのだ。
The accident happened a year ago today.
今日は何をしたいですか。
What would you like to do today?
2

こんにち only

these days; recently; nowadays

Examples
今日ますます多くの人が、都会より田舎の生活を好むようになっています。
Nowadays more and more people prefer country life to city life.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

now

4 strokesFrequency 49JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コンキン

Kun

いま

Nanori

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

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