今日

きょう

today

Mnemonic

今 this moment sealed off and 日 a day: this one day, the one you are standing in right now. Say kyo and it is already going: きょう.

Built from

今

now

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

日

sun, day

A pictograph, the sun with a mark in the middle.

Words sharing these kanji

今 now 今度 next time 今回 this time 今まで until now 今度 this time 今朝 this morning 今年 this year 今後 after this, in the future 今夜 tonight, this evening 今更 now (when it's too late), at this stage 日本語 Japanese language 毎日 every day

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