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今しがた (いましがた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

今いましがた

い

ま

し

が

た

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

a moment ago; just now

Polite or slightly formal adverb indicating the very recent past. Often used in spoken or written Japanese to refer to something that happened only moments before.

今いましがた、田た中なかさんから電でん

話わ

が

あり

まし

た

。

Just a moment ago, I got a call from Mr. Tanaka.

今いましがた着ついたばかりです。

I just arrived a moment ago.

Kanji

今now
方direction, person, alternative

Related words

たった今いまN4
今しがた is a slightly more formal or literary way of saying 'just now', while たった今 is more common in everyday conversation.

Written forms

今いましがたUsage62%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
いましがたUsage26%
今いまし方がたUsage12%
Alternate kanji spelling using 方; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

From 今 “now” followed by the emphatic particle し and 方, which here indicates a point in time: literally, “just at this time.”