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JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

今いまどき

imadoki

nowadays, these days

Example sentences

  1. 今いまどき、縄跳なわとびなんて誰だれもしてないし。

    Nobody even plays jump-rope these days, anyway.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 今いまどきソロバンを使つかう人ひとなんてほとんどいやしないよ。

    Few people use an abacus these days.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今いまどき、男性だんせいの看護師かんごしさんなんてざらですよ。

    Nowadays, there are many male nurses.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 今

  • 今nowOnコン・キンKunいま

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