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now

On-Yomi: コン、キン — Kun-Yomi: いま

Elements:

now, meeting, umbrella, one, 7

Heisig story:

The final stroke of this kanji is a rare shape, which we have not met before and will only meet in this character and others that include it as a primitive. We are more accustomed to seeing it straightened out as part of other shapes - for instance, as the second stroke of mouth. If you need any help at all with this character, you may picture it as two hands of a clock pointing to what time it is now. The element above it, meeting, should easily relate to that image.

Heisig comment:

* We shall use clock as the primitive meaning of this character, in line with the above explanation.

Koohii stories:

1) [ruuku35] 7-8-2007(230): My MEETING is at 7- but that's NOW!

2) [PepeSeco] 7-9-2007(32): (re: ruuku35) The meeting is not at quarter to seven but now!

3) [Viking101] 24-1-2010(12): Doc Brown (primitive) from Back to the Future checks his watch. The meeting with Marty McFly and Biff is now. "Great Scott." He's late, so he cuts a corner sharply in the DeLorean. It's such a sharp turn that it's found in no other kanji. Only Doc can pull it off.

4) [Wakela] 5-8-2007(10): Looks like a ラ　with a hat. Like a cowboy saying "Raaat now, pardner.".

5) [kanjihito] 28-12-2010(3): The meeting is now, 6:45, according to the hands of clock.

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