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現れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	現あらわれる	現あらわれない
Polite	現あらわれます	現あらわれません
Past polite	現あらわれました	現あらわれませんでした
Past	現あらわれた	現あらわれなかった
Te-form	現あらわれて	現あらわれないで
Desire	現あらわれたい	現あらわれたくない
Potential	現あらわれられるalso 現あらわれれる	現あらわれられないalso 現あらわれれない
Passive	現あらわれられる	現あらわれられない
Causative	現あらわれさせる	現あらわれさせない
Causative passive	現あらわれさせられる	現あらわれさせられない
Volitional	現あらわれよう
Polite volitional	現あらわれましょう
Imperative	現あらわれろ	現あらわれるな
Conditional	現あらわれれば	現あらわれなければ
Tara conditional	現あらわれたら	現あらわれなかったら

Pairs with表す

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

appear; become visible; materialize

Physical or concrete appearance: something comes into sight, emerges, or shows up. Also used for people appearing or supernatural materialization.

雲くもの間あいだから月つきが現あらわれた。
The moon appeared from between the clouds.
彼かれは約やく束そくの時じ間かんに現あらわれなかった。
He didn't show up at the promised time.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be expressed; become apparent; show itself

Abstract appearance: emotions, trends, effects, or characteristics become visible or manifest. Often written 表れる for this nuance.

彼かれの顔かおには疲つかれが表あらわれていた。
Fatigue showed on his face.
努ど力りょくの成せい果かが数すう字じに表あらわれた。
The results of the effort showed in the numbers.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に現あらわれるto appear at/in a place
彼かれは突とつ然ぜんパーティーに現あらわれた。
He suddenly appeared at the party.
効こう果かが現あらわれるfor an effect to become apparent
薬くすりの効こう果かが現あらわれるまで数すう日じつかかる。
It takes a few days for the medicine's effect to become apparent.
〈人ひと〉の前まえに現あらわれるto appear before someone
彼かの女じょは突とつ然ぜん彼かれの前まえに現あらわれた。
She suddenly appeared in front of him.
症しょう状じょうが現あらわれるfor symptoms to appear
風邪かぜの症しょう状じょうが現あらわれたら早はやめに休やすんだほうがいい。
If cold symptoms appear, it's best to rest early.
顔かおに〈事こと〉が現あらわれるfor something (a feeling, state) to show on one's face
彼かれの疲つかれが顔かおに現あらわれていた。
His fatigue was showing on his face.

Expressions

彗すい星せいのように現あらわれるbecome famous overnight; burst into fame

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
表surface, table, chart
顕appear, existing

Transitive / intransitive

表あらわすN3sense 1
現す is the transitive counterpart meaning 'to reveal/show something', while 現れる is intransitive and describes something appearing on its own.

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出でるN5sense 1
出る is a broader, everyday word for 'to come out/appear' (news, results, the sun), while 現れる specifically emphasizes something emerging into view, often after being hidden.
見みえるN4sense 1
見える describes the state of being visible or able to be seen, while 現れる describes the event of something coming into view.
生しょうじるN2sense 2
生じる means 'to arise/occur' for abstract phenomena like problems or effects, while 現れる emphasizes that such a phenomenon becomes visibly apparent.
顔かおを出だすN2
現れる is a general, neutral verb meaning 'to appear', while 顔を出す specifically suggests a brief, casual visit or appearance at a gathering.

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反はん映えいN2
表れる means feelings or conditions become visibly manifest, close to the figurative sense of 反映 but without implying a source being mirrored in a result.
にじみ出でるN1
表れる is the neutral word for feelings or traits becoming visible, while にじみ出る stresses that they surface subtly and gradually, almost against one's will.
浮うかぶN3
現れる is a broad word for 'to appear,' while 浮かぶ specifically describes something rising up from below to become visible.
浮うかび上あがる
現れる is a general word for 'appear' or 'come out', whereas 浮かび上がる specifically emphasizes emerging from below or from obscurity into view.
やってくるN1
現れる emphasizes the moment something becomes visible or appears, while やって来る focuses on the act of coming toward the speaker or a point in time.
出しゅつ現げんN1
現れる is the everyday native verb for 'to appear', while 出現する is a more formal, noun-based expression often used in written or descriptive contexts.

Opposites· 7

消きえるN5sense 1
消える means 'to disappear/vanish', the direct opposite of 現れる, which means 'to appear'.
隠かくれるN4
隠れる means to become hidden or disappear from view, while 現れる means to appear or come into view, making them direct opposites.
埋うもれる
現れる means to appear or come into view, the opposite of 埋もれる's sense of being buried or hidden from sight.

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潜ひそむN1
現れる means to appear or come into view, the direct opposite of 潜む, which means to stay hidden out of sight.
忍しのぶN1
現れる means to appear or show oneself, the direct opposite of 忍ぶ's sense of hiding one's presence.
潜もぐるN2
現れる means to appear or come out into the open, the opposite of 潜る's sense of going underground or hiding.
無なくなるN4
現れる means to appear or emerge, the opposite of 無くなる when it describes an intangible thing like a feeling vanishing.

Don't confuse with

表あらわすN3
現れる is intransitive (something appears by itself), while 表す is transitive (someone expresses or reveals something); learners often mix up the two forms.

Word family

表あらわれN3
manifestation; embodiment; expression; indication
現あらわれ出でる
appear; emerge; come out
立たち現あらわれる
appear; manifest; materialize

Written forms

現あらわれるUsage50%
Standard kanji spelling for appearing, becoming visible, or materializing.
現あらわれるUsage22%
Variant spelling with わ; less common but still used.
あらわれるUsage20%
表あらわれるUsage6%
Used when something abstract becomes apparent, such as emotions, effects, or trends.
表あらわれるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for production.
顕あらわれるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; sometimes used for manifesting or becoming evident in a striking way.
顕あらわれるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for production.

Etymology

Derived from 現る (あらわる), a classical verb meaning 'to appear'. The modern form 現れる is the ichidan version. The root あらわ is related to 表 (おもて, surface) and 露 (あらわ, exposed), carrying a sense of something coming to the surface or becoming visible.