► 名詞
今日 [(1)きょう] meaning: today rank: 1
☆ 今日は日曜日だ ⇨ Today is Sunday (☛ Never means “nowadays”)
今日 [(1)こんにち] [liter] meaning: today rank: 2
☆ 今日の若者 ⇨ Today’s youth (☛ Always means “recent time”)
More examples:
- 今日は疲れたので早く寝る ⇨ I am tired today, so I go to sleep early
- 今日は木曜（日）だ ⇨ Today is thursday
- 今日は三時で仕事を切り上げた ⇨ I finished up my work, called it a day, at 3PM today
- 彼女は今日はいやに機嫌が良い ⇨ She seems to be very upbeat today for whatever the reason
- 今日は予選で本戦は明日だ ⇨ Today is qualifications and the final race is tomorrow
- 今日の晩のおかずは何にしようか？ ⇨ What do I make for dinner tonight?
- 今日は街に人が多かった ⇨ There were so many people out there in the town today
- 今日は空がどんよりしている ⇨ The sky is covered with low dark clouds today
- 今日は海がしけている ⇨ The sea is choppy today
- 今日は火曜（日）だ ⇨ Today is Tuesday
- 今日は僕の奢りだ ⇨ It is my treat today
- 今日は遠足日和だ ⇨ It is the best hiking weather today
- 今日は彼が皿洗いの当番だ ⇨ Today is his turn to do the dishes
- 今日はどうも体調が変だ ⇨ Today my body somehow feels strange, I don’t feel right
- 今日は仕事で忙しい ⇨ Today I’m busy with work