Kanji: 現

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	玉 (王) Radical name: たまへん
Meaning:	Present, existing, actual
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 80 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	現(あらわ)す	to show, to indicate, to display
N3	現(あらわ)れ	embodiment, materialization
N3	現(あらわ)れる	(1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, (2) to express oneself
N3	現金(げんきん)	cash, ready money, mercenary, self-interested
N3	現在(げんざい)	present, up to now, nowadays, modern times, current
N3	現実(げんじつ)	reality
N3	現象(げんしょう)	phenomenon
N3	現状(げんじょう)	present condition, existing state, status quo
N3	現代(げんだい)	nowadays, modern times, present-day
N3	現場(げんば)	actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
N3	実現(じつげん)	implementation, materialization, realization
N3	表現(ひょうげん)	expression, presentation, representation (math)
N2	現(げん)に	actually, really
N1	現(あら)われ	embodiment, materialization
N1	現(あら)われる	to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to express oneself
N1	現行(げんこう)	present, current, in operation
N1	現場(げんじょう)	actual spot, scene, scene of the crime
N1	現像(げんぞう)	developing (film)
N1	現地(げんち)	actual place, local
N1	再現(さいげん)	reappearance, reproduction, return, revival