今時

ima

these days

今時、スマホなしでは生活できない

These days, you can't live without a smartphone.

informal

refers to the current era or modern times, often with a nuanced implication of how things are different from the past

今時の若者はSNSでコミュニケーションを取る

Young people these days communicate through social media.

今時の技術であれば、その問題は簡単に解決できる

With today's technology, that problem can be easily solved.

Often used to contrast modern behaviors or technologies with those of the past.

Collocations

今時のmodern-day今時の若者young people these days

young people these days

modern technology

The phrase often implies a comparison with the past, so be aware of the speaker's tone.

Combination of '今' (now) and '時' (time), literally meaning 'this time' or 'nowadays'.

Can carry a slightly critical or nostalgic tone depending on context, often implying that things have changed significantly from the past.

今

now

root

時

time

root

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