Moji Ninja

現 — present; appear

現 means “present; appear”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ゲン (gen). Kun'yomi: あらわ(れる) (arawareru). You'll see it in words such as 現に (genni, “actually; really”).

現
Stroke order of 現
Meaning
present; appear
On'yomi
ゲン (gen)
Kun'yomi
あらわ(れる) (arawareru)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N3 · set Qualities 1

How to remember 現

The king (王) comes to see (見) what is really there, and the present appears.

Parts: 王 king · 見 see

Words with 現

WordReadingMeaning
現にげんに genni onactually; really
現れるあらわれる arawareru kunto appear; to come in sight
現れあらわれ araware kunembodiment; manifestation

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