How to say 'Current' in Japanese | 現

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The Japanese word for Current is 'Gen', written as 現 in Japanese.'Current' in hiragana is げん.

word

現

Meaning

Current

Reading

げん

gen

Kanji

現Appear, Current

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '現 (げん)' means 'current' or 'present'. It is commonly used to indicate something that is in the present time or currently existing. This prefix is often attached to nouns to form compound words. For example: current situation「現状」(げんじょう), current location「現地」(げんち), current president「現大統領」(げんだいとうりょう). It can also be used in phrases like 'the current state of affairs'「現状の状況」(げんじょうのじょうきょう). The prefix is versatile and widely used in both formal and informal contexts.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2499

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

現

Meaning

Appear, Current

Words Related to 現 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

word

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

word

現象

Meaning

Phenomenon

word

現状

Meaning

Situation, 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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現に

Meaning

Actually

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現役

Meaning

Active

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'Gen' means 'Current' .

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