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Kanji Information Sheet for 現 ( 
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| English: present existing actual | On-Yomi: ゲン | Kun-Yomi: あらわ.れる あらわ.す あきら きら |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Henshall Mnemonic: see jewel that now appears
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #85 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #85 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 実現 [じつげん]
(n,vs) implementation; materialization; realization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現す [あらわす]
(v5s) to show; to indicate; to display [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現れ [あらわれ]
(n) embodiment; materialization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現れる [あらわれる]
(v1) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; (2) to express oneself [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現金 [げんきん]
(adj-na,n) cash; ready money; mercenary; self-interested [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現在 [げんざい]
(n-adv,n-t) present; up to now; nowadays; modern times; current [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現実 [げんじつ]
(n) reality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 表現 [ひょうげん]
(n,vs) (1) expression; presentation; (2) (math) representation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現象 [げんしょう]
(n) phenomenon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現場 [げんば]
(n) actual spot; scene; scene of the crime [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現状 [げんじょう]
(n) present condition; existing state; status quo [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現代 [げんだい]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) nowadays; modern times; present-day [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 再現 [さいげん]
(n,vs) reappearance; reproduction; return; revival [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現われ [あらわれ]
(n) embodiment; materialization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現われる [あらわれる]
(v1) (1) to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; (2) to express oneself [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現行 [げんこう]
(n) present; current; in operation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現像 [げんぞう]
(n,vs) developing (film) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 出現 [しゅつげん]
(n,vs) appearance; arrival; make one's appearance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現地 [げんち]
(n) actual place; local [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 現わす [あらわす]
(io) (v5s) to show; to indicate; to display [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現況 [げんきょう]
(n) present condition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現行犯 [げんこうはん]
(n) flagrante delicto; caught red-handed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現時点 [げんじてん]
(n) the present point (i.e. in history) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現住所 [げんじゅうしょ]
(n) (present) address [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現職 [げんしょく]
(n) present condition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現代的 [げんだいてき]
(adj-na) modernistic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現段階 [げんだんかい]
current rank; present grade [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現物 [げんぶつ]
(n) stocks; products [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現役 [げんえき]
(n) active duty; active service [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現有 [げんゆう]
(adj-no,n) present; existing [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.