# 現 — Present Time

Frequency rank 89 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 最 (Most), less common than 持 (Hold).

- On’yomi: げん
- Kun’yomi: あらわ
- Radical: 玉 Jade (Kangxi 96)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 5
- Strokes: 11

Everyone in a waiting room looks up during the same second.

In words:

- 現す あらわす — to show,to indicate,to display
- 現れ あらわれ — embodiment,materialization
- 現に げんに — actually,really

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