今
- Kanji
- 今
- Level
- N5
- Meaning
- Now, present
- On'yomi
- コン, キン
- Kun'yomi
- いま
- Strokes
- 4
- Common compounds
今日 (きょう) Today 今月 (こんげつ) This month 今年 (ことし) This year
- Memory hook
The kanji for 'now' looks like a roof (ハ) over a person (一) who is stuck, unable to move past the present moment.