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JLPT N5 · Adverbs of time

いま

now

Stroke order of いま

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

い · 2 strokesま · 3 strokes

Memory trick

IMA — 'EE-ma': 'ee, Ma!' it's now

Parts: Now

The characters in いま

  • い い — i (2 strokes)
  • ま ま — ma (3 strokes)

Example sentence

いま何時ですか。

いまなんじですか。

What time is it now?

More words: Adverbs of time

もうalready; anymoreまだstill; not yetすぐsoon; right awayいつもalwaysときどきsometimesたいていusuallyまたagainはじめてfor the first timeさっきa little while agoあとでlaterこれからfrom now onやっとat last; finallyだんだんgraduallyゆっくりslowly; leisurely

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