現 — present / appear

Grade 5げん, あらわ

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現 (readings: げん, あらわ; Japanese kanji) means “present / appear”. It is a Grade 5 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 5 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 現在 (the present).

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What does 現 mean?

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Kanji	現
Meaning	present / appear
Readings	げん, あらわ
Grade	Grade 5 (Hard)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	現在 (the present)

How to read 現

現 is read げん or あらわ depending on the word.

Words with 現

実現じつげんthành hiện thực
現在げんざいhiện nay
現象げんしょうhiện tượng
現金げんきんtiền mặt
表現ひょうげんbiểu đạt / diễn tả
現代げんだいhiện đại
現代人げんだいじんngười hiện đại
現代社会げんだいしゃかいxã hội hiện đại

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Updated: 2026-08-09