How to say 'Actually' in Japanese | 現に

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The Japanese word for Actually is 'Genni', written as 現に in Japanese.'Actually' in hiragana is げんに.

word

現に

Meaning

Actually

Reading

げんに

genni

Kanji

現Appear, Current

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '現に (げんに)' means 'actually' or 'in fact'. It is used to emphasize that something is true or real, often in contrast to what might be assumed or believed. This word is commonly used to provide evidence or to stress the reality of a situation. For example: He is actually here「現に彼はここにいる」(げんにかれはここにいる). It actually happened「現にそれが起こった」(げんにそれがおこった). The adverb is often used in formal or written contexts to assert the truth of a statement.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6110

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現に

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

現

Meaning

Appear, Current

Hiragana in the Word 現に

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

に

Reading

Words Related to 現に Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

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現在

Meaning

Present, Current

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現われる

Meaning

Appear

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現実

Meaning

Reality

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現代

Meaning

Modern

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実現

Meaning

Realization

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表現

Meaning

Expression

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現場

Meaning

Site

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現象

Meaning

Phenomenon

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現状

Meaning

Situation, Current

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現

Meaning

Current

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出現

Meaning

Appearance

word

現地

Meaning

Location

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現金

Meaning

Cash

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現住所

Meaning

Current address

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現れ

Meaning

Manifestation

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現像

Meaning

Develop

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現行

Meaning

Current, Existing

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現役

Meaning

Active

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