Quick answer
現 is the kanji for "Present". Its reading is あらわ.れる (arawareru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Present
Also : Actual · Existing
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 現 represents 'PRESENT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of present.
On-reading: げん — remember this sound by associating it with present. Kun-reading: あらわ.れる.
Example Sentences
現在の状況をよく確認してから動きます。
げんざいのじょうきょうをよくかくにんしてからうごきます。
I check the current situation carefully before acting.
夢が現実になり始めています。
ゆめがげんじつになりはじめています。
The dream is beginning to become reality.
Vocabulary using 現
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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