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：2026/01/06
なう
Suffix
dated
morpheme
slang
Japanese Meaning
スラング的な接尾辞「なう」は、主にインターネットやSNS上で、ある行為や状態が「ちょうど今」行われている・起きていることを表す。「〜しているなう」「〜にいるなう」のように使い、英語の“now”をカタカナ化した日本語ネットスラング。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ツイッターなどでいまそのことをしているとつけて言うことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（网络用语，过时）后缀，表示“正在～（此刻）” / （网络用语，过时）后缀，表示“在～（现在）”
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
正在～（此刻） / 在～（當下）
Korean Meaning
(속어, 구식) 지금 ~하는 중 / (속어, 구식) 지금 ~에 있음
Vietnamese Meaning
đang ~ ngay bây giờ / ở/tại ~ ngay lúc này / đang ở ~ ngay lúc này
Tagalog Meaning
ginagawa ang ~ ngayon / nasa ~ ngayon
Sense（1）
(slang, dated) doing ~ right now
Sense（2）
(slang, dated) at ~ right now
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(slang, dated) doing ~ right now / (slang, dated) at ~ right now
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なう
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I'm drinking coffee at a cafe now.
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私は今、カフェでコーヒーを飲んでいるなう。
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