🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

今日

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jourd'hui/ʒuʁdɥi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"今日はいい天気です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The current day.

    "Today is a beautiful day to go for a walk."
  2. 2

    The present time or moment.

    "In today's world, technology plays a crucial role."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'aujourd'hui' originates from Old French, combining 'au' (at the) and 'jour' (day), evolving through Middle French to denote the current day. Its usage has remained consistent in modern French to signify 'today'.

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