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刻下 (こっか, kokka) Japanese meaning: the present time | Kotomora
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Related words 現げん 在ざい 現在 is the standard, everyday word for 'now' or 'the present'. 刻下 is much more formal and literary, rarely used in conversation.
目もっ 下か 目下 also means 'currently' and is formal, but it is more common in business or news contexts than 刻下, which is more literary.
Etymology Composed of 刻 (time, moment) and 下 (under, current). The combination literally suggests 'under the present moment', i.e., the current time. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound used in formal writing.
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刻こっ 下か 、 我わ が 国くに は 未み 曾ぞ 有う の 危き 機き に 直ちょく 面めん し て いる 。
At present, our nation is facing an unprecedented crisis.
