今
いま
hepburn ima
now
Part of speech · noun / adverb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 今、何時ですか。What time is it now?
- 今、何をしていますか。What are you doing now?
Collocations
今 + は (as for now)今から (from now)今まで (until now)今すぐ (right now)今度 (kondo, this time / next time)
Mnemonic
今 ima — adverb/noun "now, this moment". The kanji opens many time compounds: 今日 kyou (today), 今月 kongetsu (this month), 今年 kotoshi (this year), 今度 kondo (this time / next time), 今夜 konya (tonight). Onyomi こん (kon) in compounds; standalone ima.
Quick check
"Let's meet this weekend" — natural Japanese?