げん
現
ざい
在

noun, adverb, takes genitive case の

  1. the present, present time, now.

noun used as a suffix

After a time, date, etc..
  1. as of.

noun

  1. Messages.gramm.present tense.
  2. Buddhist term.this world, this life.

takes する, intransitive verb

  1. to actually exist, to exist right now, to exist right in front of one.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
現
ざい
在
 現在 げんざい ✔
げん
見
ざい
在
 見在 げんざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

present, existing, actual
ゲン　あらわ.れる　うつ.つ (5th, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
exist, outskirts, suburbs
ザイ　あ.る　あり (5th, N3)
genius, years old, cubic shaku
サイ (2nd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)