現 Kanji – present
The Japanese kanji 現 can mean present, existing, actual.
Meaning and Readings
How is 現 read?
現 has the onyomi reading ゲン and the kunyomi readings あらわれる, あらわす, うつつ, うつつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gen, arawareru, arawasu, utsutsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 現
These common Japanese words contain 現. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 現に（げんに） — actually, really
- 現れる（あらわれる） — to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise
- 現況（げんきょう） — present condition
- 現金（げんきん） — cash, ready money, money on hand, currency
- 現行（げんこう） — present, current, in operation
- 現在（げんざい） — the present, present time, now
- 現時点（げんじてん） — present point (i.e. in history), at the present time
- 現実（げんじつ） — reality, actuality, hard fact
- 現実的（げんじつてき） — realistic, pragmatic
- 現住所（げんじゅうしょ） — (present) address