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今まで

いままで

until now

Mnemonic

今 now and まで as far as. Everything from back then right up to this exact second, and not a single step past it: いままで.

Worth knowing

Up to now, in time. これまで can also mean up to here, and tends to draw a line under what came before.

Built from

now
A lid drawn shut over a single stroke, this moment, closed off from the rest.

Words sharing these kanji

now today next time this time this time this morning this year after this, in the future tonight, this evening now (when it's too late), at this stage

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