WORD DETAIL
今般
こんぱん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
今般(こんぱん) is a formal time expression for the present occasion, often used in notices. - Basic usage:
今般の制度変更modifies the current change; sentence-initial今般、frames an announcement about an office move.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Attributive
今般のand sentence adverb- Use
のbefore a noun, but place the bare form at the start when it frames the announcement as a whole.
- Use

