今
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See also: 令
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Translingual[edit]
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Mainland China
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All regions except mainland China
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Alternative forms[edit]
- In all regions except mainland China, the stroke between 𠆢 and ㇇ for 今 (and its derived characters) is written with a horizontal 一 line.
- In mainland China (based on Xin Zixing standardized form), the stroke between 𠆢 and ㇇ for 今 (and its derived characters) is written with a slanting 丶 dot instead.
- In the historical Kangxi dictionary, the component below 𠆢 is written 一 followed by 𠃍 instead.
Han character[edit]
今 (radical 9, 人+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人戈弓 (OIN) or 人一弓 (OMN), four-corner 80207, composition ⿱亽㇇(G) or ⿱亼㇇(HTJKV))
Derived characters[edit]
- 仱, 吟, 坅, 妗, 岒, 忴, 扲, 汵, 昑, 肣, 枔, 㲐, 玪, 𥄯, 矜, 砛, 紟(𫄛), 耹, 䑤, 蚙, 衿, 訡, 赺, 趻, 軡, 鈐(钤), 䩂, 靲, 䪩, 䰼, 鹶, 黅, 黔, 霒, 䶃, 䶖, 㪁, 欦, 雂, 鳹, 㕂, 岑, 庈, 芩, 笒, 棽, 琴, 含, 念, 侌, 𠉞, 衾, 貪(贪), 酓, 霠, 𩃬
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 91, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 358
- Dae Jaweon: page 194, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 105, character 5
- Unihan data for U+4ECA
Chinese[edit]
| trad. | 今 | |
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| simp. # | 今 | |
| alternative forms | 𫢉 ⿱𠆢𬼽 ⿱𠆢下 | |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 貪 | *kʰl'uːm |
| 嗿 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ |
| 僋 | *l̥ʰuːms, *luːms |
| 酓 | *qʰɯːm, *qlamʔ, *qlɯːms |
| 馠 | *qʰɯːm |
| 谽 | *qʰɯːm |
| 唅 | *qʰɯːm, *ɡɯːms |
| 含 | *ɡɯːm |
| 肣 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 頷 | *ɡɯːm, *ɡɯːmʔ |
| 筨 | *ɡɯːm |
| 梒 | *ɡɯːm |
| 鋡 | *ɡɯːm |
| 莟 | *ɡɯːmʔ, *ɡɯːms |
| 琀 | *ɡɯːms |
| 浛 | *ɡɯːms |
| 盦 | *qɯːm, *qaːb |
| 韽 | *qɯːm, *qrɯːms |
| 玪 | *krɯːm |
| 妗 | *qʰrɯːm, *kʰjam, *qʰlɯːm, *ɡrɯms |
| 欦 | *qʰrɯːmʔ, *qʰram, *kʰlam, *kʰlamʔ, *qʰlɯːm |
| 黔 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 鈐 | *ɡram |
| 鳹 | *ɡram |
| 雂 | *ɡram, *ɡrɯm |
| 念 | *nɯːms |
| 梣 | *sɡɯm, *sɡrɯm |
| 枔 | *sɢrɯm |
| 岑 | *sɡrɯm |
| 笒 | *sɡrɯm, *ɡrɯms |
| 涔 | *sɡrɯm |
| 侺 | *ɡjɯms |
| 今 | *krɯm |
| 黅 | *krɯm |
| 衿 | *krɯm |
| 衾 | *kʰrɯm |
| 坅 | *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 搇 | *kʰrɯms |
| 琴 | *ɡrɯm |
| 禽 | *ɡrɯm |
| 芩 | *ɡrɯm |
| 庈 | *ɡrɯm |
| 耹 | *ɡrɯm |
| 靲 | *ɡrɯm |
| 擒 | *ɡrɯm |
| 檎 | *ɡrɯm |
| 紟 | *ɡrɯms |
| 吟 | *ŋɡrɯm, *ŋɡrɯms |
| 訡 | *ŋɡrɯm |
| 廞 | *qʰrɯm, *qʰrɯmʔ |
| 陰 | *qrɯm |
| 霠 | |
| 飲 | *qrɯmʔ, *qrɯms |
| 蔭 | *qrɯms |
| 廕 | *qrɯms |
| 矜 | *ɡrɯn, *ɡɯn, *kɯŋ |
Ideogram (指事) – in the mouth. The derivative 含 (OC *ɡɯːm) refers to the original word.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
今
- now; at present; current
- (literary, idiomatic) modern times
- 王之好樂甚，則國其庶幾乎。今之樂，猶古之樂也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE
- Wáng zhī hào yuè shèn, zé guó qí shù jǐ hū. Jīn zhī yuè, yóu gǔ zhī yuè yě. [Pinyin]
- If your Majesty's love of music were very great, Qi would be near to a state of good government! The music of the present day is just like the music of antiquity, as regards effecting that.
王之好乐甚，则国其庶几乎。今之乐，犹古之乐也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- this
- (Classical Chinese) thus; promptly
- (Classical Chinese) if
- 此無他，與民同樂也。今王與百姓同樂，則王矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Mencius, circa 4th century BCE
- Cǐ wú tā, yǔ mín tóng yuè yě. Jīn wáng yǔ bǎixìng tóng yuè, zé wàng yǐ. [Pinyin]
- Their feeling thus is from no other reason but that you cause them to have their pleasure as you have yours. If your Majesty now will make pleasure a thing common to the people and yourself, the royal sway awaits you.
此无他，与民同乐也。今王与百姓同乐，则王矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 今兩虎共鬥，其勢不俱生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE
- Jīn liǎng hǔ gòng dòu, qí shì bù jù shēng. [Pinyin]
- If we (the two tigers) fight against one another, it is certainly not possible that both of us will survive.
今两虎共斗，其势不俱生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- A surname.
Synonyms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 今
Japanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Kanji[edit]
今
Readings[edit]
- Go-on: こん (kon, Jōyō)←こん (kon, historical)←こむ (komu, ancient)
- Kan-on: きん (kin, Jōyō)←きん (kin, historical)←きむ (kimu, ancient)
- Kun: いま (ima, 今, Jōyō)
- Nanori: な (na)
Compounds[edit]
- 今回 (konkai): this time; lately
- 今宵 (koyoi): tonight; this evening
- 今年 (kotoshi): this year
- 今度 (kondo): this time; recent; previous; another
- 今後 (kongo): from now on
- 今日 (kyō): today
- 今晩 (konban): tonight; this evening
- 今月 (kongetsu): this month
- 今朝 (kesa): this morning
- 今週 (konshū): this week
- 今々, 今今
- 今上
- 今世界
- 今世紀
- 今人
- 今冬
- 今出来
- 今古
- 今国会
- 今夏
- 今夕
- 今夜
- 今尚
- 今川焼
- 今方
- 今明日
- 今昔
- 今春
- 今是昨非
- 今暁
- 今更
- 今期
- 今様
- 今次
- 今生
- 今秋
- 今程
- 今般
- 今迄
- 今道心
- 今際
- 今風
| Kanji in this term |
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| 今 |
| いま Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
- now; present
- 今を生きる
- ima o ikiru
- live in the now
- 今はもうない。
- Ima wa mō nai.
- It does not exist any more. (lit. "now it is no longer existing.")
- 今を生きる
- just now
- Synonym: さっき
- 今の声
- ima no koe
- that voice just now
- なんだったんだろう、今の。
- Nan datta n darō, ima no.
- What was that just now…?
Synonyms[edit]
- 現在 (genzai)
Derived terms[edit]
- 中今 (nakaima, “the present; as a privileged moment in eternity”)
- 今どき (imadoki): these days
- 今まで (imamade): until now; so far
- 今や (imaya): nowadays
- 今一つ (imahitotsu): one more; another; slightly lacking
- 今一度 (imaichido): once more
- 今時 (imadoki): Alternative form of 今どき (imadoki)
- 今頃 (imagoro): around this time
- 今が今まで
- 今ごろ
- 今し方
- 今では
- 今の所
- 今めかしい
- 今めかす
- 今もって
- 今や遅しと
- 今少し
- 今思うと
- 今直ぐ
Proper noun[edit]
- A surname.
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
- Hanja form? of 금 (“now; at present”).
Compounds[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
今: Hán Việt readings: kim[1][2][3], câm (
今: Nôm readings: kim[1][2][4][5], câm[1][2], căm[1], cầm[1], ngấm[1]
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