きょう
今日
 
 
 
 
 

expression

Idiomatic expression.
  1. life is transient, life is uncertain, memento mori.
  2. one's time (of death) is nigh, one's days are numbered.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
今日
 
 
 
 
 
今日あって明日ない身 きょうあってあすないみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

now
いま コン キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
bright, light
メイ あ.かり あきら (2nd, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)