Word Meaning 今まで

いままで imamade

今まで is read as いままで (imamade) and means until now.

Meaning

English

  1. until now
  2. so far
  3. up to the present

Reading

Kana

いままで

Romaji

imamade

Writing Variants

  • 今迄 いままで imamade

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4330 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今日

きょう

today

今年

ことし

this year

今日は

こにちは

hello

今月

こんげつ

this month

今後

こんご

from now on

いま

another

今に

いまに

before long

今ごろ

いまごろ

about this time

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

今一

いまいち

not quite (right)

今や

いまや

now (esp. in contrast to the past)

今にも

いまにも

at any moment (now)

Example Sentences

10

What have you been doing all this while?

Where have you been up to now?

Where have you been all this while?

Where have you been?

How many girls have you dated in your life?

No one has ever done it before.

We've been pronouncing it wrong the entire time.

Have you ever shot a gun before?

How many times have people confessed their love to you?

Remind me again what we've been discussing up to now?