今度

• 読み: こんど
• ローマ字: kondo
• 漢字の分解: 今 (kon/ima) — now, present; 度 (do/tabi) — time, occasion
• 発音: /koɴ.do/

意味

This time; next time; near future; one of these days. Refers to the current or upcoming occasion.

A noun and adverb with flexible time reference depending on context. With past tense: 今度は成功した (this time I succeeded). With future tense: 今度の土曜日 (this coming Saturday) or 今度遊ぼう (let's hang out sometime). The vagueness of next time makes it useful for soft commitments — 今度ね can mean we'll do it next time or serve as a polite deflection.

例文

1. 今度の日曜日に買い物に行きましょう。
2. 今度こそ絶対に成功させたい。
3. 今度いつ会えますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: scheduling, conversation, promises

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 今 (kon/ima, now) + 度 (do/tabi, time/occasion). Literally means this time or this occasion. The flexibility of 度 allows it to point to both the current and next instance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal