Today’s second #kanji is #今, which is listed under #ひとがしら（𠆢）, which is a different form of にんべん（亻）. Please pay attention to compound readings of some phrases using this kanji (such as 今日).
Meaning: now, current, immediate, this
今週（コンシュウ）: this week
今月（コンゲツ）: this month
今後（コンゴ）: in the future, from now on
昨今（サッコン）: these days, recently, lately
今（いま）: now, (at) this moment, at present
今（いま）一度（イチド）: once more, once again
<Compound words with its own reading>
今日（きょう）: today – can be read as コンニチ, which sounds much more formal.
今朝（けさ）: this morning – can be read as コンチョウ, which sounds much more formal.
今年（ことし）: this year – can be read as コンネン, which sounds much more formal.
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