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How to say 'Present' or 'Current' in Japanese | 現在

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The Japanese word for Present or Current is 'Genzai', written as 現在 in Japanese.'Present' or 'Current' in hiragana is げんざい.

    word

    現在

    Meaning

    Present, Current

    Reading

    げんざい

    genzai

    Kanji

    現Appear, Current 在Be, Exist

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '現在 (げんざい)' refers to the concept of the 'present' or 'current' time. It is often used to describe the current state or situation of something. For example: the current situation is serious「現在の状況は深刻です」(げんざいのじょうきょうはしんこくです). I am currently living in Tokyo「私は現在東京に住んでいます」(わたしはげんざいとうきょうにすんでいます). The word can also be used in a more abstract sense to refer to the present moment in time, as in 'the present moment is all we have'「現在の瞬間がすべてです」(げんざいのしゅんかんがすべてです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    265

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現在

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

  • kanji

    在

    Meaning

    Be, Exist

Words Related to 現在 Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

  • word

    現われる

    Meaning

    Appear

  • word

    現実

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    実現

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    表現

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    現象

    Meaning

    Phenomenon

  • word

    現状

    Meaning

    Situation, Current

  • word

    現

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    出現

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    現れ

    Meaning

    Manifestation

  • word

    現像

    Meaning

    Develop

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    現に

    Meaning

    Actually

  • word

    現役

    Meaning

    Active

Words Related to 現在 Through the Kanji 在

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 在 as well.

  • word

    存在

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    在学

    Meaning

    Enrollment

  • word

    所在

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    実在

    Meaning

    Existence

  • word

    在庫

    Meaning

    Stock, Inventory

  • word

    潜在

    Meaning

    Latent

  • word

    在住

    Meaning

    Residence

  • word

    在日

    Meaning

    Japan, Residing

  • word

    在宅

    Meaning

    Home

  • word

    滞在

    Meaning

    Stay

  • word

    不在

    Meaning

    Absence

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'Genzai' means 'Present' or 'Current' .

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