Difference between こんにち and きょう


My dictionary says 今日{きょう} is a special reading. My textbook presents it in
the third lesson, so I'm guessing it's a normal pronunciation. So... what's
the difference between 今日{こんにち} and 今日{きょう}?




Both means _today_ , but the meaning depends on the pronunciation.

きょう refers to the day after yesterday, the day before tomorrow.

> 今日【きょう】は雨【あめ】が降【ふ】っています。 It's raining today.

こんにち means _present age_ , _nowadays_ , or _these days_.

> 今日【こんにち】の若者【わかもの】は新聞【しんぶん】を読【よ】まない。 Young people of today do not read
> newspapers.

This difference is rather strict; basically you can't expect they're
interchangeable. I recommend that you memorize how to use きょう first, because
こんにち is less common.




Both means _today_ , but the meaning depends on the pronunciation.

きょう refers to the day after yesterday, the day before tomorrow.

> 今日【きょう】は雨【あめ】が降【ふ】っています。 It's raining today.

こんにち means _present age_ , _nowadays_ , or _these days_.

> 今日【こんにち】の若者【わかもの】は新聞【しんぶん】を読【よ】まない。 Young people of today do not read
> newspapers.

This difference is rather strict; basically you can't expect they're
interchangeable. I recommend that you memorize how to use きょう first, because
こんにち is less common.

