今日(こんにち)

こんにち
noun
today; nowadays, these days
1. today, this day
A formal or literary way to say 'today.' More elevated in register than きょう, used in speeches, writing, and set phrases.
今日(こんにち)はここまでにしましょう。
Let's call it a day for today.
今日(こんにち)の会議(かいぎ)はこれで終了(しゅうりょう)いたします。
Today's meeting is now concluded.
今日(こんにち)に至(いた)るまで、この伝統(でんとう)は受(う)け継(つ)がれてきた。
This tradition has been passed down to this very day.
2. nowadays, these days, the present day
Refers to the current era or modern times. Commonly used to discuss contemporary society, trends, or conditions.
今日(こんにち)では珍(めずら)しくない。
It's not unusual nowadays.
今日(こんにち)の日本(にほん)はさまざまな課題(かだい)を抱(かか)えている。
Japan today faces a variety of challenges.
インターネットの普及(ふきゅう)により、今日(こんにち)の生活(せいかつ)は大(おお)きく変(か)わった。
With the spread of the internet, life today has changed dramatically.

Read as こんにち, this is the formal/literary reading of 今日(きょう). The casual everyday word for "today" is きょう.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 今日(こんにち)では (nowadays, in the present day)
  • 今日(こんにち)に至(いた)るまで (to this day, up to the present)
  • 今日(こんにち)の社会(しゃかい) (today's society)
  • 今日(こんにち)の日本(にほん) (modern-day Japan)

DISTINCTIONS:

  • こんにち: formal/literary; used in speeches, essays, and news. Often means "nowadays."
  • きょう: everyday word for "today." Neutral register.

Note that こんにちは (hello) is a greeting derived from this word but functions as a fixed expression.

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