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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

今いまに

N3
いまに imani
  1. before long
  2. even now
adverb

Chinese meanings

不久;过不了多久;总有一天

Examples

  • 今いまにバチがあたるぞ。
    You'll get it someday.
    你迟早会遭报应的。
  • 彼は今にひとかどの人物になるよ。
    I'm sure he's going to be somebody someday.
    他将来会成为一个了不起的人物。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('207f712b62'); // 今に
{
  "id": "207f712b62",
  "word": "今に",
  "reading": "いまに",
  "romaji": "imani",
  "meanings": [
    "before long",
    "even now"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1288940,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今にバチがあたるぞ。",
      "furigana": "{今|いま}にバチがあたるぞ。",
      "en": "You'll get it someday.",
      "tatoeba_id": 172765
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は今にひとかどの人物になるよ。",
      "en": "I'm sure he's going to be somebody someday.",
      "tatoeba_id": 107191
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "91bb182fe11e843cbe9d54aae999fc70c29b54a54bd9d29ab9598350d20311a0",
    "meanings": [
      "不久",
      "过不了多久",
      "总有一天"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今にバチがあたるぞ。",
        "zh": "你迟早会遭报应的。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は今にひとかどの人物になるよ。",
        "zh": "他将来会成为一个了不起的人物。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/207f712b62",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1288940; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0939f749b9322e3b8e63bcee373e7b7d336f508661544db2a5713feefdb62a38"
  }
}