現げん

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Meanings

Prefix used to indicate the current or present state of something, often in formal or official contexts like government, administration, or systems.

現げん政せい権けんは経けい済ざい改かい革かくに力ちからを入いれている。
The current administration is focusing on economic reform.
現げんシステムでは対たい応おうできない問もん題だいが発はっ生せいした。
A problem arose that the existing system cannot handle.

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Expressions

現げん在ざいのところat present; as of now; currently

Kanji

現present, existing, actual

Related words

今こんN2
現 emphasizes the present ongoing state of something (現状, 現在) whereas 今 as a prefix marks the current specific instance of an event or period (今国会, 今世紀).

Opposites

元もとN2
現 marks the current holder or state of something (現社長 the current president), while 元 marks a former one (元社長 the former president).
前ぜんN2
現 attaches to a noun to show it is the present one (現会長 the current chairman), whereas 前 attaches to show it was the immediately preceding one (前会長 the previous chairman).
元もとN3
元 as a prefix marks a former role (元社長 former president), while 現 marks the current one (現社長 current president).

Word family· 109

現げん在ざいN3
the present; now; current · as of · present tense · this world; this life · actually exist; exist now; be present before one
表ひょう現げんN3
expression; representation; description · representation of a group
現げん実じつN3
reality; actuality; hard fact
現げん場ばN3
actual spot; scene (of an incident) · on site; in the field; job site · filming location; movie set
現げん代だいN3
present age; present day; today · modern era; modern times

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実じつ現げんN3
realization; implementation; materialization
現げん地ちN2
the actual place; the spot; on site; in the field · place where one is currently living; current location
現げん状じょうN3
present condition; current state; status quo
現げん象しょうN2
phenomenon
再さい現げんN1
reappearance; return; revival · reproduction; reenactment; recreation
出しゅつ現げんN1
appearance; emergence; advent; coming into existence
現げん金きんN4
cash; ready money; currency · mercenary; self-interested; calculating
現げん役えきN1
active duty; active service; currently working · current student taking entrance exams; first-time exam passer
現げん行こうN1
current; present; in operation
現げん時じ点てんN2
at the present time; at this point in time
発はつ現げん
revelation; manifestation; appearance · expression (biology)
現げん職しょく
current position; incumbent; present post
現げん物ぶつ
actual goods; physical item · spot (trading); physical delivery · in kind; non-cash
現げん存ぞん
existing; extant; surviving
現げんにN2
actually; really; in fact
現げん世せ
this world; this life; the present world · Holocene epoch; current geological epoch
現げん在ざい地ち
present location; current location; you are here
体たい現げん
embodiment; personification; incarnation
現げん像ぞうN1
development (of film); photographic processing
具ぐ現げん
embodiment; incarnation; realization; giving concrete form
現げん況きょう
present condition; current state
顕けん現げん
manifestation; embodiment; appearance
権ごん現げん
manifestation of a Buddha as a Shinto kami
現げん住じゅう所しょN1
current address; present address
現げん品ぴん
actual article; the item itself · goods in stock; stock on hand

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Etymology

From Middle Chinese 現 (henH), meaning 'to appear, manifest, present'. Used as a prefix in Japanese to denote the current or existing state of something.