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現 means 'present'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 100   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 8    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 235 words   Used in 417 words   Used in 214 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ゲン
Kun
   あらわれる to appear   あらわす to show
Additional readings
Kun    うつつ   うつつ
Name    あきら   きら
Components
⿰  王 king  見 see  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 現 is used 21 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 現 is used 407 times, read 4 ways.
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ゲン : 391 words FIND ALL
げ ん ざ い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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うつつ : 4 words FIND ALL
う つ つ 0 う つ つ 3
noun
reality; consciousness
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あらわれる : 11 words FIND ALL
あ ら わ れ る 4
Most common form: 表われる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise
2. to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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うつつ : 1 word FIND ALL
expression, 'su' godan verb
to be infatuated; to be hooked on
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An additional あらわ.す less common words include 現 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 692 (originally: 666)  Joy o' Kanji : 666  Key to Kanji: 289 

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現
ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわす to show   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
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