JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

今日 (kyou)

今日 (きょう, kyou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “today; this day”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょう
Romaji: kyou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

today; this day · noun, adverb

Example sentences

その事故は去年の今日、起きたのだ。

The accident happened a year ago today.

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今日は何をしたいですか。

What would you like to do today?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 今日

今

nowコン・キン・いま · 4 strokes

日

day, sun, Japanニチ・ジツ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 今日.

今いまnow今朝けさthis morning今年ことしthis year今月こんげつthis month今週こんしゅうthis week今晩こんばんtonight今度こんどthis time今夜こんやthis evening今にいまにbefore long今回こんかいthis time今後こんごfrom now on今にもいまにもat any moment (now)今こんthe current ...今更いまさらnow (when it is already much too late)

Source: JMdict entry 1579110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.