今回

• 読み: こんかい
• ローマ字: konkai
• 漢字の分解: 今 (kon/ima) — now, present; 回 (kai) — time, turn, round
• 発音: /koɴ.ka.i/

意味

This time; now; the current occasion. Refers to the present instance of a recurring event.

A noun that also functions adverbially, used to distinguish the current occurrence from previous or future ones. Extremely common in both spoken and written Japanese. Frequently appears at the start of sentences: 今回は特別なイベントです (This time is a special event). Related words include 前回 (zenkai, last time) and 次回 (jikai, next time).

例文

1. 今回の試験は思ったより簡単だった。
2. 今回は私がおごるよ。
3. 前回と今回の結果を比べてみよう。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, business, events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound of 今 (kon, now/present) and 回 (kai, time/turn/round). 今 shows a lid covering something — the present moment being contained. 回 depicts a circular motion, representing a recurring turn.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal