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今

“this”

今 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Kon.

Meaning & origin

What it means

今 goes back to a word meaning “this.”

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今’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 今 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as KON.

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今Kon⿱𠆢𬼽

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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