現 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- ゲンげん · gen
- Kun
- あらわ(れる)・あらわ(す)arawa(reru) · arawa(su)
- Meaning
- present; to appear; actual
Stroke order
Origin
王 "jewel" plus 見 "to see"; a gem polished until its light shows — hence "to appear, the present."
Readings and examples
| Onゲンげんgen | 現象げんしょう現在げんざい表現ひょうげん |
|---|---|
| Kunあらわれるarawareru | 現れるあらわれる現れあらわれ Compare: 表れる |
| Kunあらわすarawasu | 現すあらわす Compare: 表す・著す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 現在げんざい
the present
- 表現ひょうげん
expression
Example
空に大きな虫が現れた。
A large insect appeared in the sky.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)