今回
こんかい · konkai · JLPT N3 · noun
lately
🔁 今回 = now (今) + round/time (回): this round, this time
回 counts occurrences, like a turn or a round, and 今 means now. So 今回 is the current turn: this time, as opposed to 前回 (last time) and 次回 (next time).
回 — enclosure 囗 + smaller 囗 inside
回 is a pictograph of a swirling whirlpool or coiled spiral, shown as nested squares in modern form. The original meaning was 'to revolve' or 'turn around,' which extended to 'return' and 'a time/occurrence.' It also appears as a phonetic in characters like 茴 and 廻.