只今
Chinese
only; merely; just only; merely; just; but |
today; modern; present today; modern; present; current; this; now | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (只今) | 只 | 今 | |
| simp. #(只今) | 只 | 今 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐjīn
- Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhjin
- Wade–Giles: chih3-chin1
- Yale: jř-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyjin
- Palladius: чжицзинь (čžiczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi2 gam1
- Yale: jí gām
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi2 gam1
- Guangdong Romanization: ji2 gem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
只今
- (literary) now
Synonyms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 只 | 今 |
| ただ Jinmeiyō |
いま Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| ただ今 唯今 |
Etymology 1
Short for 只今帰りました (tadaima kaerimashita).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ただいま [tàdáímáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1][4]
- (Tokyo) ただいま [tàdáímá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ta̠da̠ima̠]
Interjection
只今 • (tadaima)
- hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by Japanese etiquette)
See also
- お帰りなさい (o-kaerinasai), お帰り (o-kaeri)
- 行って来ます (itte kimasu), いってきます (itte kimasu)
- いってらっしゃい (itterasshai)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “只今”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “只今”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 2
只 (tada, “just”) + 今 (ima, “now”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
只今 • (tadaima)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 只 | 今 |
| し Jinmeiyō |
こん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
只今 • (shikon)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 只 | 今 |
Noun
只今 • (jigeum) (hangeul 지금)