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現在時刻 (げんざいじこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

現げん在ざい時じ刻こく

Meanings

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noun

current time; present time; now

Refers to the exact time at this moment, often used in technical or formal contexts like clocks, timestamps, or schedules.

現げん在ざい時じ刻こくは午ご後ご3時じ15分ふんです。
The current time is 3:15 PM.
システムは現げん在ざい時じ刻こくを表ひょう示じしています。
The system is displaying the current time.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
在exist, outskirts, suburbs
時time, hour
刻

engrave, cut fine, chop

Similar words

現げん在ざい
現在 means 'present' or 'now' in a broader sense, while 現在時刻 specifically refers to the exact clock time.
時じ刻こく
時刻 means 'time' or 'hour', often used in schedules; 現在時刻 combines it with 'present' to mean 'current time'.

Etymology

Compound of 現在 (present, current) and 時刻 (time, hour).