今 — now, present
いま
今
now
いま
U+4ECA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #49
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1587
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- now
- present
Readings
- On'yomi
- こん kon きん kin
- Kun'yomi
- いま ima
word
いま ima Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Words by frequency and grade
33 wordsEach dot is a word containing 今: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
ひと
人
person
#9
いち
一
one
#1
Used as component in (6)
Indicative compound (指事). Originally depicted a cover (交) over a contained space. The sense is of something gathered into the present moment — now.