現
actual, existing, present
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:11
JLPT:3
Frequency:85
Vocabulary
ゲン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現況 | ゲンキョウ | present condition |
| 現金 | ゲンキン | cash; ready money; money on hand; currency; mercenary; self-interested; calculating |
| 現行 | ゲンコウ | present; current; in operation |
| 現在 | ゲンザイ | the present; present time; now; as of; present tense; this world; this life; to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one |
| 現時点 | ゲンジテン | present point (i.e. in history); at the present time |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現す | あらわす | to represent; to signify; to stand for; to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to make widely known |
| 現に | げんに | actually; really |
| 現れる | あらわれる | to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects) |
| 現場 | げんば | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site; filming location; (movie) set |
| 言い現す | いいあらわす | to express (in words); to confess |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
貢
finance, support, tribute
Grade 8JLPT 1
責
blame, censure, condemn
Grade 5JLPT 3
項
clause, item, nape of neck, paragraph, term (expression)
Grade 8JLPT 1
理
arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth
Grade 2JLPT 4
頂
peak, place on the head, receive, summit, top, top of head
Grade 6JLPT 3
規
measure, standard
Grade 5JLPT 3
債
bond, debt, loan
Grade 8JLPT 1
漬
moisten, pickling, soak, steep
Grade 8JLPT 1
盲
blind, blind man, ignoramus
Grade 8JLPT 1
黄
yellow
Grade 2JLPT 2