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今に始まったことではない (いまにはじまったことではない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
nothing new ; same as always ; not the first time
Fixed expression used to dismiss something as unsurprising or typical, often with a resigned or critical tone. Literally 'it's not something that started just now'.
問もん
題だい
は
今いま
に
始はじ
まっ
た
こと
で
は
ない
。
ずっと
前まえ
から
ある
。
This problem isn't new; it's been around for a long time.
Written forms 今いま に 始はじ まったことではない
Standard kanji spelling for this fixed expression.
今いま に 始はじ まった 事こと ではない
Variant using 事 instead of こと; less common but still seen.
Similar words いつものこと Means 'the usual thing' and is more neutral; 今に始まったことではない emphasizes that the situation is not recent and has been ongoing.
今いま 更さら Means 'now (after all this time)' and often implies it's too late or pointless; 今に始まったことではない focuses on the lack of novelty.
Etymology A fixed phrase composed of 今に (now, at this time), 始まった (started), こと (thing), and ではない (is not). The literal meaning 'it is not something that started just now' naturally extends to 'nothing new'.
