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The kanji character, “今”, means ‘now’ in Japanese. This can also work as a prefix to add the meaning of 'this'. This tag page shows all the words on this blog which contain this kanji character.
What does "konnichiwa" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "konnichiwa" often to mean 'hello' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this greeting as it is sometimes used in Japanese textbooks. In this blog post, however, I will explain it in detail based on its grammatical components. And also, I will …
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What does "kon'ya" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "kon'ya" to mean 'tonight' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will explain how …
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What does "kondo" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "kondo" to mean 'recently', 'now', or 'next time' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is sometimes used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And …
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What does "ima" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "ima" to mean 'now' in Japanese. Probably, many Japanese learners know this word as it is often used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain its definitions and meanings in detail together with example sentences. My explanations …
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What does "tadaima" mean in Japanese? A lot of Japanese learners understand that "tadaima" is the Japanese phrase for 'I'm home'. This understanding is correct. Native speakers often say "tadaima" to mean 'I'm home' in Japanese. Interestingly, however, it literally means 'just now' and does not contain any word …
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What does "konbanwa" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "konbanwa" to mean 'good evening' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this greeting as it is sometimes used in Japanese textbooks. In this blog post, however, I will explain it in detail based on its grammatical components. And also, I will …
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What does "kotoshi" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "kotoshi" to mean 'this year' in Japanese. Perhaps, some Japanese learners know this word as it is often used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will explain how …
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What does "konshuu" mean in Japanese? Native speakers say "konshuu" to mean 'this week' in Japanese. Probably, many Japanese learners know this word as it is quite often used in Japanese conversations. In this blog post, however, I will explain this word in detail based on its kanji expression. And also, I will …
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