What does 今日 (kyou | きょう) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

今日はとても暑い。
kyō wa totemo atsui.
It is very hot today. | It's very hot today.

今日はもう聞かないよ。
kyō wa mō kika nai yo.
I won't ask you anything else today.

今日は不燃物のゴミの日です。
kyō wa funen butsu no gomi no hi desu.
Today is a non-burnable rubbish day.

今日はきっと楽しくなると思っていたよ。
kyō wa kitto tanoshiku naru to omotte i ta yo.
I knew that today would be fun.

ちなみに今日は６月８日、妻の誕生日です。
chinamini kyō wa rokugatsu hachi nichi, tsuma no tanjō bi desu.
By the way, today is the 8th of June - my wife's birthday.

今日君は来るのかなと思っていたところだよ。
kyō kun wa kuru no ka na to omotte i ta tokoro da yo.
I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

今日はオームの法則に関する実験を行います。
kyō wa ōmu no hōsoku nikansuru jikken o okonai masu.
Today we will carry out an experiment about Ohm's Law.

今日は６月１８日で、ムーリエルの誕生日です！
kyō wa rokugatsu ichi hachi nichi de, murieru no tanjō bi desu!
Today is June 18th and it is Muiriel's birthday!

今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。
### - kyō wa, ba ー san no o tsukai o kane te machi de kaimono.
Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.

今日海岸に行こうと思っていたのに雨が降ってきた。
kyō kaigan ni iko u to omotte i ta noni ame ga futte ki ta.
I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.

「アキちゃん今日休み？」「風邪こじらせたみたいね」.
' aki chan kyō yasumi? ' ' kaze kojirase ta mitai ne '
"Aki's off school today?" "It seems her cold got worse.".

２人とも今日は大活躍だったみたいね。先生も鼻が高いわ。
ni nin tomo kyō wa dai katsuyaku datta mitai ne. sensei mo hana ga takai wa.
You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.

最近いろいろあって歌えなかったから、今日は歌いまくった！
saikin iroiro atte utae nakatta kara, kyō wa utaimakutta!
Recently, what with this and that, I haven't been able to sing so today I sang like there's no tomorrow!

今日の豆知識コーナー！今日は「カルピス」の由来について。
kyō no mame chishiki kōnā! kyō wa ' karupisu ' no yurai nitsuite.
Today's trivia corner! Today it's about the origin of Calpis.

Android 用アプリケーションの開発は今日から可能です。
Android yō apurikēshon no kaihatsu wa kyō kara kanō desu.
The development of applications for Android is possible from today.

「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」.
' kyō otōsan ni ai ni iku. shinro sōdan da ' ' ī desu yo, sonna no '
"I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that.".

考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。
kangae tan da kedo, yappari kōyū no wa yoku nai kara, kyō o kagiri ni wakareyo u.
I've thought about it, and what we're doing is just not right, so let's break up after today.

「おはよう。今日は早いね」「アナタこそ、まだぐうすか寝てると思ってたのに」.
' ohayō. kyō wa hayai ne ' ' anata koso, mada gūsu ka ne teru to omotte ta noni '
"Morning. You're early today." "You too. I thought you'd still be dead to the world.".

うちの体操服って普通の短パンだったのに今日から急にスパッツになっちゃったのね。
uchi no taisō fuku tte futsū no tanpan datta noni kyō kara kyū ni supattsu ni nacchatta no ne.
Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.

	The Japanese word
	今日
	is pronounced
	kyou \| きょう
	means
	today, this day

	Examples:
	今日はとても暑い。 kyō wa totemo atsui. It is very hot today. \| It's very hot today.
	今日はもう聞かないよ。 kyō wa mō kika nai yo. I won't ask you anything else today.
	今日は不燃物のゴミの日です。 kyō wa funen butsu no gomi no hi desu. Today is a non-burnable rubbish day.
	今日はきっと楽しくなると思っていたよ。 kyō wa kitto tanoshiku naru to omotte i ta yo. I knew that today would be fun.
	ちなみに今日は６月８日、妻の誕生日です。 chinamini kyō wa rokugatsu hachi nichi, tsuma no tanjō bi desu. By the way, today is the 8th of June - my wife's birthday.
	今日君は来るのかなと思っていたところだよ。 kyō kun wa kuru no ka na to omotte i ta tokoro da yo. I was wondering if you were going to show up today.
	今日はオームの法則に関する実験を行います。 kyō wa ōmu no hōsoku nikansuru jikken o okonai masu. Today we will carry out an experiment about Ohm's Law.
	今日は６月１８日で、ムーリエルの誕生日です！ kyō wa rokugatsu ichi hachi nichi de, murieru no tanjō bi desu! Today is June 18th and it is Muiriel's birthday!
	今日は、ばーさんのお使いを兼ねて街で買い物。 ### - kyō wa, ba ー san no o tsukai o kane te machi de kaimono. Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
	今日海岸に行こうと思っていたのに雨が降ってきた。 kyō kaigan ni iko u to omotte i ta noni ame ga futte ki ta. I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.
	「アキちゃん今日休み？」「風邪こじらせたみたいね」. ' aki chan kyō yasumi? ' ' kaze kojirase ta mitai ne ' "Aki's off school today?" "It seems her cold got worse.".
	２人とも今日は大活躍だったみたいね。先生も鼻が高いわ。 ni nin tomo kyō wa dai katsuyaku datta mitai ne. sensei mo hana ga takai wa. You've both been very impressive today. I'm proud of you.
	最近いろいろあって歌えなかったから、今日は歌いまくった！ saikin iroiro atte utae nakatta kara, kyō wa utaimakutta! Recently, what with this and that, I haven't been able to sing so today I sang like there's no tomorrow!
	今日の豆知識コーナー！今日は「カルピス」の由来について。 kyō no mame chishiki kōnā! kyō wa ' karupisu ' no yurai nitsuite. Today's trivia corner! Today it's about the origin of Calpis.
	Android 用アプリケーションの開発は今日から可能です。 Android yō apurikēshon no kaihatsu wa kyō kara kanō desu. The development of applications for Android is possible from today.
	「今日お父さんに会いに行く。進路相談だ」「いいですよ、そんなの」. ' kyō otōsan ni ai ni iku. shinro sōdan da ' ' ī desu yo, sonna no ' "I'm going to see your father today, about career counselling." "You don't need to bother with that.".
	考えたんだけど、やっぱりこういうのはよくないから、今日を限りに別れよう。 kangae tan da kedo, yappari kōyū no wa yoku nai kara, kyō o kagiri ni wakareyo u. I've thought about it, and what we're doing is just not right, so let's break up after today.
	「おはよう。今日は早いね」「アナタこそ、まだぐうすか寝てると思ってたのに」. ' ohayō. kyō wa hayai ne ' ' anata koso, mada gūsu ka ne teru to omotte ta noni ' "Morning. You're early today." "You too. I thought you'd still be dead to the world.".
	うちの体操服って普通の短パンだったのに今日から急にスパッツになっちゃったのね。 uchi no taisō fuku tte futsū no tanpan datta noni kyō kara kyū ni supattsu ni nacchatta no ne. Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org