Word Meaning 今や

いまや imaya

今や is read as いまや (imaya) and means now (esp. in contrast to the past).

Meaning

English

  1. now (esp. in contrast to the past)
  2. now at last
  3. at present
  4. right now

Reading

Kana

いまや

Romaji

imaya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12489 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

今日

こんにち

today

今年

ことし

this year

今月

こんげつ

this month

今後

こんご

from now on

いま

another

今まで

いままで

until now

今日は

こんにちは

hello

今に

いまに

before long

今時

いまどき

at this time (of the day)

今にも

いまにも

at any moment (now)

今ひとつ

いまひとつ

one more

今一

いまいち

not quite (right)

Example Sentences

10

Why quit now?

The store is making a mark.

Do it now, Tom.

The patient is out of danger now.

You don't have to do that now.

Tom has three kids now.

I have only just begun.

Now they have three children.

The method is behind the times now.

Tokyo is now a center of the world economy.