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出現 (しゅつげん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
appearance ; emergence ; advent ; coming into existence
Used when a person, thing, phenomenon, problem, species, technology, etc. appears, emerges, or comes into being. As 出現する it is intransitive: the thing that appears is marked with が.
新あたら しい ウイルス の 出しゅつ 現げん に 、 専せん 門もん 家か は 警けい 戒かい し て いる 。
Experts are on alert over the emergence of a new virus.
Kanji 現 present, existing, actual Similar words 登とう 場じょう Often means entering the scene, appearing on stage, or being introduced publicly; 出現 is broader and can sound more like something appearing or emerging as a phenomenon.
発はっ 生せい Emphasizes something occurring, arising, or being generated, especially events, accidents, or phenomena; 出現 emphasizes the fact that it appears or becomes observable.
現あらわ れる A common native verb meaning 'to appear'; 出現する is more noun-like and often more formal or descriptive.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 出, associated with coming out, and 現, associated with appearing or becoming visible. The spelling transparently matches the meaning 'appearance' or 'emergence'.
