今日

Kanji breakdown

• 今 (jīn) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a closed mouth. Upside-down 曰. The meaning "now" is a phonetic loan.

• 日 (Rì) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of the sun.

Example sentences

1. 今日は。 — Good afternoon.
2. 今日します。 — I'll do it today.
3. 今日も雨だ。 — Today is another rainy day.
4. 今日は来ない。 — I won't come today.
5. 今日何してた？ — What did you do today?

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