今時・今どき|いまどきimadoki[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, adverbthese days; nowadays; today; present age; modern times
   いまどきそんなことは子供こどもだってしないだろう。↗

   A child today would not do that.
2. adverbat this time (of day); at this hour

• Synonym近頃ちかごろNeutralNeutral word for recent times, as in 「近頃寒くなった」. Unlike 「今時」, it carries no sighing or critical overtone about the age.
• Synonym最近さいきんNeutralThe everyday default for 'recently/these days' and the most common of this group. It states a fact plainly, with none of 「今時」's critical coloring.
• Synonymこの頃このごろNeutral'Lately, this past while', as in 「この頃忙しい」. A neutral expression common in everyday speech.
• Synonym当世とうせいWritten'The present age, today's world', as in 「当世風」. Written, with an old-fashioned elegance.
• Synonym今日日きょうびCasualColloquial 'nowadays' with a Kansai flavor, as in 「きょうび珍しい」. More casual and regional than 「今時」.
• Related現在げんざいNeutralA more formal way to say 'now, at present', as in 「現在の状況」. Refers to the current moment or period.
• Related昨今さっこんWrittenWritten, news-style 'recently', as in 「昨今の情勢」. Belongs to formal prose rather than conversation.
• Related現下げんかWritten'The present, current' in officialese — written documents rather than speech. Rare in everyday use.
• Related当節とうせつWrittenA written, old-fashioned word for 'these days'; rarely used.
• Related今節こんせつWrittenWritten word for the current period; in sports, the current stretch of a league season. Rarely used.
• Related刻下こっかWritten'At this very moment' in written style; rare in modern Japanese.
• Related時下じかFormalFormal 'now, at present', used above all in letter greetings such as 「時下ますます」.
• Related現今げんこんWrittenWritten 'nowadays, the present day', close in meaning to 「現在」 and rare outside formal prose.
• Relatedこの節このせつNeutralSlightly old-fashioned way to say 'recently, these days'; not much used today.
• Related当今とうこんWrittenWritten word for 'nowadays'; rare in modern use.
• Antonym昔むかしNeutral'The old days, long ago', as in 「昔の話」. The standard antonym: it looks to the past where 「今時」 looks to the present age.
• Antonym古い時代NeutralA plain phrase meaning 'an old era', the opposite of the present day; not a fixed word in its own right.

Choose 「今時」 when 'these days' comes with a sigh or criticism, as in 「今時の若者」 or 「今時珍しい」. For plain 'recently' use 「最近」 or 「近頃」; for a formal 'now' use 「現在」; in written prose, 「昨今」; for the past, 「昔」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 今いまの時代じだい。現在げんざい。最近さいきん。
2. この時刻じこくに。この時間帯じかんたいに。