単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#1,816 most used

現在

げんざい1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

the present; now

ITS KANJI

現presentread げん here19 words ›在existread ざい here16 words ›

HOW IT SOUNDS

Formal

IN A SENTENCE

At present this book is mine.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Books are now within the reach of everybody.

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MEANINGS

1

the present; present time; now

noun · adverb · takes の

TANGOYA ASKS

2

as of

suffix

3

present tense

noun

4

this world; this life

noun

5

to actually exist; to exist right now; to exist right in front of one

する verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#1,816 most used

Written現在 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium