現 present time

王 (king) + 見 (look)

★★★★☆

11 strokes

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