Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

85 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: present, existing, actual

Kunyomi: あらわ.れる あらわ.す うつつ うつ.つ

Onyomi: ゲン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: おうへん

Meaning: jade (king)

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

在(げんざい)   present, current

代(げんだい)   present-day

実(げんじつ)   reality

金(げんきん)   cash

住所(げんじゅうしょ)   present address

存する(げんそんする)   exist currently

する(しゅつげんする)   appear

する(ひょうげんする)   express [v.t.]

する(さいげんする)   reproduce, recreate

れる(あらわれる)   appear [v.i.]

す(あらわす)   show, display [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

ゲン present (e.g. government, administration), current, existing

ゲンエキ active duty, active service, student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school, student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

グゲン incarnation, embodiment, realization, giving concrete form (to)

タイゲン personification, impersonation, embodiment

Kunyomi Examples

れる あらわれる to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

表す あらわす to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known

うつつ reality, consciousness

責め うつつぜめ sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)

うつつ reality, consciousness

責め うつつぜめ sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)