今~

こん~ · kon~ · JLPT N2 · noun

this

⏰ 今 = this/now: 今回 (konkai) = this time; 今度 (kondo) = this time, or next time

Kon~ is a prefix for the present moment. In 今夜 (kon'ya) it means tonight, and in 今週 (konshuu) it means this week. The reading こん~ appears only in compounds, so learn the compound as a unit.

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