Word Meaning 今際

いまわ imawa

今際 is read as いまわ (imawa) and means one's last moments.

Meaning

English

  1. one's last moments
  2. hour of death

Reading

Kana

いまわ

Romaji

imawa

Writing Variants

  • 今わ いまわ imawa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 今際の際,往生際,最期,死に際,死に目,散り際,臨終 Rank 55006 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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今際の際

いまわのきわ

verge of death

今昔

こんじゃく

past and present

今回

こんかい

this time

今晩は

こんばんは

good evening

今晩

こんばん

tonight

今期

こんき

the present term

今更

いまさら

now (when it is already much too late)

今様

いまよう

verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables

今週末

こんしゅうまつ

this weekend

今日この頃

きょうこのごろ

these days

今頃

いまごろ

about this time

今年初

ことしはつ

(for the) first time this year