現 — present, existing, actual

げん現 present

Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+73FE Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #85 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #275 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

present
existing
actual

word

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

現(げん) gen current 現(げん) 在(ざい) genzai present 表(ひょう) 現(げん) hyougen expression 現(げん) 実(じつ) genjitsu reality 実(じつ) 現(げん) jitsugen realization 現(げん) 代(だい) gendai modern 現(げん) 場(ば) genba scene 現(げん) 状(じょう) genjou current situation

あらわ arawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

現(あらわ) れる arawareru to appear 現(あらわ) われる arawareru to appear 現(あらわ) す arawasu to show

Appears in idioms

現状維持四字熟語

present, status quo, fiber, hold

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

おう王 king

みる見 see #147

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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現 — present, existing, actual

Meanings

word

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

あらわ arawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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現 — present, existing, actual

Meanings

word

けん ・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

あらわ arawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

けん・げん ken On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).