EntryCommon
  1. Interjection (kandoushi)

    I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!

    Usually written using kana aloneAbbreviationsee ただいま帰りました

    ただいま、お母さん。
    I'm home, Mom!
  2. Adverb (fukushi), Noun

    now; at present; at the moment

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. Adverb (fukushi)

    just now; a moment ago

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written ただ今【ただいま】、唯今【ただいま】

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Characters in this word

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Kun
ただ
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
2288 of 2500
Radical
mouth

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Dictionary and index codes (22)
CodeReference
2-3-2SKIP code
3d2.8The Kanji Dictionary
6080.0Four corner code
3761deroo
53eaUnicode hex code
1-34-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
874Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
694New Nelson (John Haig)
2155New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2677Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1363Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1849Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
53Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
55Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
157Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1943Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3239Morohashi
2034Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
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now

Kun
いま
On
コン、キン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
49 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 3

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Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 2-3-1SKIP code
2a2.10The Kanji Dictionary
8020.7Four corner code
2860deroo
4ecaUnicode hex code
1-26-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
352Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
112New Nelson (John Haig)
1968New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2464Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1246Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1712Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1587Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
146A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
67Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
94Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
358Morohashi
125A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
51Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
81sakade
12Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
138henshall3
93Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
50crowley
27Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
45Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1601Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
geumKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level