Meaning of 今度(こんど) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 今度 JLPT 4

Kana Reading こんど

Romaji kondo

Parts of speech

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

Meaning

now; this time; next time; another time

Example Sentences

今度, こんど used in context

「あの、かりんさん・・・、そろそろお開き(おひらき)にしません(する)か？」「駄目(だめ)、勝ち逃げ(かちにげ)禁止(きんし)！今度(こんど)こそボク(しもべ)が勝つ(かつ)の！」

Er, Karin ..., shouldn't we call it a night soon? "No! No quitting while ahead! Next time I'll win for sure!"
今度(こんど)書く(かく)小説(しょうせつ)でラブホテルが舞台(ぶたい)になるんで、一度(いちど)実際(じっさい)に見て(みる)おきたかった(たい)んです。

The novel I'm writing next is set in a love hotel so I wanted to see what one actually looks like.
手を付けずダラダラしている(する)(する)くせに、「うへー、今度(こんど)こそ間に合わない(まにあう)かも！？」と心(こころ)はビクビクしている(する)(する)。

Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
はい、今度(こんど)はこれね！これとこれの組み合わせ(くみあわせ)なんて超(ちょう)いけてるかも！

OK, this next! The combination of this and this might be way sexy!
先の(さき)時間(じかん)に居眠り(いねむり)した(する)分(ふん)も合わせて、今度(こんど)の試験(しけん)はどうも一筋縄ではいかない(ひとすじなわではいかない)感じ(かんじ)が漂っている(ただよう)。

Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
今度(こんど)は話題(わだい)が途切れない(とぎれる)ように手のひら(てのひら)にリストアップし(する)とこう(とく)。

This time, so I don't run out of things to talk about, I'll write a list on the palm of my hand.

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度 JLPT 4

degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences

On: ド, ト, タク

Kun: たび, -た.い

9 strokes

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今 JLPT 5

now

On: コン, キン

Kun: いま

4 strokes

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