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

Kanji Grade

Frequency

265

Composition

kanji

Handwriting