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How to say 'Site' in Japanese | 現場

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The Japanese word for Site is 'Genba', written as 現場 in Japanese.'Site' in hiragana is げんば.

    word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

    Reading

    げんば

    genba

    Kanji

    現Appear, Current 場Place

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '現場 (げんば)' refers to the actual place where an event occurs or work is carried out. It is commonly used in contexts related to construction, crime scenes, or any place where specific activities are happening. For example: The construction site is busy「現場は忙しい」(げんばはいそがしい). The police arrived at the crime scene「警察が現場に到着した」(けいさつがげんばにとうちゃくした). This term emphasizes the physical location where actions or events take place, often implying a sense of immediacy or direct involvement.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1406

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現場

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

  • kanji

    場

    Meaning

    Place

Words Related to 現場 Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

  • word

    現在

    Meaning

    Present, Current

  • 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 現場 Through the Kanji 場

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 場 as well.

  • word

    場合

    Meaning

    Case

  • word

    場

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    市場

    Meaning

    Market

  • word

    売り場

    Meaning

    Sales floor

  • word

    立場

    Meaning

    Position, Standpoint

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    工場

    Meaning

    Factory

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    駐車場

    Meaning

    Parking lot

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    職場

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    出場

    Meaning

    Appearance, Participation

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    相場

    Meaning

    Market price

  • word

    広場

    Meaning

    Plaza

  • word

    劇場

    Meaning

    Theater

  • word

    入場

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

  • word

    道場

    Meaning

    Dojo

  • word

    登場

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    上場

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    牧場

    Meaning

    Pasture, Ranch

  • word

    風呂場

    Meaning

    Bathroom

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'Genba' means 'Site' .

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