A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 11 strokes

Present ; Existing ; Actual

Readings on: ゲン
Kun readings: あらわ.れる・あらわ.す・うつつ・うつ.つ

現在げんざい — present; currently

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 現実げんじつ — reality Word card → Source
• 現象げんしょう — phenomenon Word card → Source
• 表現ひょうげん — expression; representation Word card → Source
• 現場げんば — current location; scene; crime scene Word card → Source
• 現代げんだい — in our time; this day; these days Word card → Source
• 現在げんざい — in our time; now; today Word card → Source