# 現 present time

王 (king) + 見 (look)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

GEN | Right now, it's the present again! And AGAIN, now. And again, now!! Funny that way.

## Mnemonic

| The king can see everything presently going on in the kingdom. That's why he is king!

## Kunyomi

( を ) あらわ＊す | to display something, to make something manifest. Second meaning: something becomes clear. ★★★☆☆
( が ) あらわ＊れる | something appears - symptoms, your soul-mate, attackers, rappers that bite my style crop up all over the place since I blew up. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

表現(ひょうげん) | figure of speech ★★★★☆ 表 (express) + 現 (present time) = 表現 (figure of speech) figure of speech, expression
現実(げんじつ) | reality ★★★☆☆ 現 (present time) + 実 (truth) = 現実 (reality)
現場(げんば) | the current place ★★★☆☆ KUN ON 現 (present time) + 場 (place) = 現場 (the current place) the current place. (this one is used on the 'YOU ARE HERE' part of maps)
現在(げんざい) | the present time ★★☆☆☆ 現 (present time) + 在 (be real) = 現在 (the present time) the present time - but also can mean "the present situation" or "the staus quo."

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
規 | criteria | HUSBAND | 夫
視 | peer at | NECROPHILIAC | ネ
現 | present time | KING | 王

You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.

You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?

The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.

## Synonyms

concept, phenomenon がいねん 現象
idea, notion 意識 観念 現象
idiom, expression 表現 慣用句 格言 ことわざ 方言 xxx弁
to appear or manifest 現れる 表れる
to indicate 表す 現わす