JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 現: "present, existing, actual"
The kanji 現 means "present, existing, actual". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ゲン in on'yomi and あらわ.れる, あらわ.す, うつつ, うつ.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あらわ.れるあらわ.すうつつうつ.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | present, existing, actual |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 85 of 2,501 |
Common words with 現
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 現れるto appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out · to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
- 現実reality; actuality; hard fact
- 現在the present; present time; now · as of
- 現場actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) · (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site
- 表現expression; representation; description · representation (of a group)
- 現状present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
- 実現implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization
- 出現appearance; emergence; advent; arrival
- 現象phenomenon
- 姿を現すfaire son apparition, se montrer, apparaître
- 現代present age; present day; today · modern era; modern times
- 再現réapparition, retour · reproduction, reconstitution, recréation
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