今

Alternative forms

 * In all regions except mainland China, the stroke between and  for 今 (and its derived characters) is written with a horizontal  line.
 * In mainland China (based on  standardized form), the stroke between and  for 今 (and its derived characters) is written with a slanting  dot instead.
 * In the historical, the component below is written  followed by  instead.

Glyph origin
– An inverted ("to speak"), so the inverted one means "not to speak". Another theory suggests that it depicts something in the mouth. Maybe the original form of or. The derivative refers to the original word.

Etymology 1
Etymology not clear. The word's root may be.

Definitions

 * 1) now; at present; current
 * 2) modern times
 * 3) this
 * 4)  thus; promptly
 * 5)  if
 * 1) this
 * 2)  thus; promptly
 * 3)  if
 * 1) this
 * 2)  thus; promptly
 * 3)  if
 * 1)  thus; promptly
 * 2)  if
 * 1)  thus; promptly
 * 2)  if
 * 1)  if
 * 1)  if

Definitions

 * 1)  now
 * 2)  then; in that case
 * 3)  nowadays

Kanji

 * 1) now; at present

Etymology
From. First attested in the  of 712. From.

Adverb

 * 1) now
 * 2) just now
 * 3) soon

Noun

 * 1) now; present
 * 2) just now
 * 1) just now
 * 1) just now

Prefix

 * 1)  this

Etymology
From.