Keyword
now
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig1711
Readings
こん
(57%)
いま
(40%)
(1%)
Composed of
sloped roof
katakana fu
Mnemonic

You hear an evil laughter from below. Fufufu. Crap! It's getting closer and closer! But where should you go? You're trapped here and you can only go down. There is one way — now is the time to go up on the sloped roof and escape!

Used in kanji (12 in total)
a sense of
unseen location
include
harp
Used in vocabulary (236 in total)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Examples (200 in total)
I'd prefer not to do that right now.
I can't go now.
You don't have to do it now.
I don't have a girlfriend now.
What are you doing now?
What do you think she is doing now?
You don't need to think about that now.
I wish he were here now.
He isn't here now.
What is he doing now?
I can't do that now.
How about right now?
Don't go there now.
Stay where you are.
What must you do now?
Would you like to see it now?
We don't need to do that today.
I can do that today.
We won't do that today.
It's OK if you don't do it today.
I'd like to do that today.
I can do it today.
Today's my lucky day.
Let's stop here for today.
That's enough for today.
I don't care to do it today.
I'd prefer not to do that today.
I can't do it today.
How was your day?
Today is a special day.
What did you do today?
What are you doing today?
What do you want to do today?
What were you doing today?
What shall we do today?
I won't come today.
What did he do today?
What did she do today?
You're coming today, right?
He may come today.
He will not come today.
Are you at home now?
I'm at home today.
I'm staying home today.
He's at home right now.
He is at home today.
She may not be at home now.
She's not at home now.
She left home just now.
I've got no time for that now.
I don't have time right now.
I wonder what I should do today.
That's all I can say at the moment.
Did you just see something?
This is all you have to do now.
I don't know what you're doing now.
Where are you now?
Where were you today?
Where are you going to go today?
Where did you go today?
I just figured out where she is.
Where am I right now?
Now I'm here with you.
What will we do together today?
I'd like to eat now.
What would you like to eat today?
What will you eat today?
Did you just call me?
Wait. What did you just say?
What did you just say?
I can't talk with you right now.
I need a little time to talk to you now.
Do you need this now?
He has just come back.
Why can't we do it now?
I was at home all day today.
I'll be at home all day today.
I'm glad I could meet you today.
I thought we wouldn't see each other again today.
Can I see him today?
Why are you working today?
I'm working now.
I really love my work.
I wish I didn't have to go to work today.
What are you going to do today?
I'm going to stay home today.
May I go home now?
Today, I want to go home already.
Are you going to go home early today?
I'm going home early today.
Shall we begin now?
I don't want to talk to anybody today.
Please don't do anything today.
I don't want to tell you anything today.
I don't want to eat anything today.
Be sure to come home early today.
Why are you at home now?
Why are you talking now?
I don't want to talk about that today.
Don't ask me that now.
I can't talk about this now.
I'd prefer to not talk about that now.
I know nothing as to where he is now.
I'd like to be alone now.
You must not go out today.
We are worried about where he is now.
It's going to be crowded everywhere today.
I want to quit my current job.
She looks very happy today.
You look very pleased today.
You won't believe what I just saw.
They didn't believe us at first, but now they do.
At first I didn't like him, but I do now.
It is a pleasant day today.
I forgot that today was April Fool's Day.
Let's forget about what happened today.
He is the last person I want to see now.
Well, I just remembered.
I can't think of his name just now.
I can't recall her name at the moment.
You must let me know when you come here next time.
Where are we going next?
What happened this time?
It is a very pleasant day today.
Can I go home early today?
But now, nothing is left for me.
Today has been full of surprises.
It looked like everyone was having fun today.
I knew today would be fun.
I had a very good time today.
Today was fun. Thank you!
Where is he running now?
He is running now.
They are running now.
You must not do it now.
Must I do it now?
Do you have to stay at home today?
What would you like to eat if you knew the world was going to end today?
What are you doing tonight?
I might be at home tonight.
Are you going to be home tonight?
Are you sure you don't want to come tonight?
I can't explain it now.
I don't really want to talk to you right now.
I don't have much time now.
I didn't do much work today.
There're more people than usual today.
I wish she were alive now.
I won't forgive you if you do it again.
This time it seems as if he is telling the truth.
I'll forgive you just this once.
This time, it's different.
I won't do it this time.
What's the problem this time?
I wonder where he is now.
I'm in trouble now.
He is in trouble now.
I see. I get it now.
He should have been back by this time.
I want something to drink now.
He is quite different from what he was ten years ago.
Did you drink water today?
The woman is drinking water now.
The door is open now.
I have just read this book.
What book are you reading now?
Do we have school today?
What happened at school today?
Did you go to school today?
I can't go to school today.
I don't really want to go to school today.
We didn't have school today.
We had no school today!
He wasn't at school today.
I'm not going to school today.
I don't want to go to school today.
Are you going to school today?
There's no need to go to school today.
School was fun today.
He doesn't have to go to school today.
They don't have to go to school today.
Jiro doesn't have to go to school today.
I don't feel much like talking right now.
I don't feel like eating anything today.
I don't feel like eating anything now.
I don't feel like eating now.
I was laughed at at school today.
When can we meet again?
When can we see each other again?
When will you come again?
I don't know when he'll come again.
I wonder when he will come next time.
Have you ever seen her?
This is all that is known so far.
This is the best book I've ever read.
This is the best book I have ever read.
Have you ever heard of such a thing?
Where have you been all this time?
Where have you been all this while?
Have you ever seen him?