► 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:
- 暦の上では今日から春だ ⇨ On the calendar spring starts today
- 今日本で応接間のある家は殆ど無い ⇨ There are few houses in Japan today that have a guest reception room
- 今日は五時で上りだ ⇨ I finish my work at 5 today
- 今日の晩のおかずは何にしようか？ ⇨ What do I make for dinner tonight?
- 今日一日客先を回った ⇨ I made the rounds of customers all day today
- 今日は家に客が来る予定だ ⇨ Today I will have guests at home
- あの店は今日は休みだ ⇨ That store is closed today
- 今日フランスとアルゼンチンの試合でワールドカップの火蓋が切られた ⇨ Today a match between France and Argentine started World Cup
- 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
- 今日は快晴だ ⇨ Today is a beautiful sunny day
- 今日は大いに食べて飲んで楽しんで下さい ⇨ Please eat, drink a lot, and have a lot of fun today
- それは今日のうちに直しとくよ ⇨ I will finish repairing it by the end of the day
- 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
- 今日は余り食べる気がしない ⇨ I don’t want to eat much, don’t have appetite, today
- 今日が御通夜で明日が御葬式です ⇨ The vigil is today and the funeral is tomorrow