# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 現に | げんに (genni) | actually; really |
| 現れる | あらわれる (arawareru) | to appear; to come in sight |
| 現れ | あらわれ (araware) | embodiment; manifestation |

## More in the “Qualities 1” set

[実](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reality/) · [現](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/present/) · [当](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hit-the-mark/) · [性](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nature/) · [要](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/need/) · [和](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/harmony/) · [平](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/) · [確](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/certain/) · [勢](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/momentum/)

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