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今を生きる (いまをいきる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

今いまを生いきる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

live for the moment; seize the day; make the most of the present

A set phrase encouraging focusing on the present rather than the past or future. Often used in motivational or reflective contexts.

過か去こを悔くやまず、未み来らいを憂うれえず、今いまを生いきる。
Don't regret the past or worry about the future; live for the moment.
彼かの女じょはいつも今

いま

を

生い

きること

を

大たい

切せつ

に

し

て

いる

。

She always values living in the present.

Kanji

今now
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

その日ひ暮ぐらし
その日暮らし implies living day-to-day with little planning, often with a nuance of financial instability, while 今を生きる is a more positive, philosophical call to embrace the present.

Etymology

A phrase composed of 今 (now), the object marker を, and 生きる (to live). The exact origin as a set expression is uncertain, but it reflects a common sentiment found in both Eastern and Western philosophy.