現

現 U+73FE, 現 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-73FE ← 珽 [U+73FD] CJK Unified Ideographs 珿 → [U+73FF]

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Japan

現 (Kangxi radical 96, 玉+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 一土月山山 (MGBUU), four-corner 1611₀, composition ⿰𤣩見)

• 𠻷, 𣎔, 𡠝

• 现 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 732, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21004
• Dae Jaweon: page 1143, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1116, character 3
• Unihan data for U+73FE

trad.		現
simp.		现
alternative forms		見／见

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡeːns) : semantic 玉 (“jewel”) + phonetic 見 (OC *keːns, *ɡeːns).

Stativized form of the transitive verb 見 (OC *keːns, “to see”), formed by a nasal prefix and expressing the sense "to be visible; to appear" (Mei, 2012).

現

1. present; current

   現階段／现阶段  ―  xiàn jiēduàn  ―  the present stage

   • 現我只想與祢同去　終此世　居於祢愛裡 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     现我只想与祢同去　终此世　居于祢爱里 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2020, 原始和聲 [Raw Harmony], lyrics by 李俊霆 [Matthew Li], 願盡我一生

     jin⁶ ngo⁵ zi² soeng² jyu⁵ nei⁵ tung⁴ heoi³, zung¹ ci² sai³, geoi¹ jyu¹ nei⁵ oi³ leoi⁵ [Jyutping]

     Now, I only want to go with You, dwelling in Your love this whole life

2. to appear; to manifest; to become visible
3. on the spot; then and there

   現學現賣／现学现卖  ―  xiànxuéxiànmài  ―  immediately wielding new knowledge

   現切現賣／现切现卖  ―  xiàn qiē xiàn mài  ―  freshly portioned and directly sold

   現充羽絨被／现充羽绒被  ―  xiàn chōng yǔróngbèi  ―  duvet filled on the spot

4. ready; on hand

   現金／现金  ―  xiànjīn  ―  cash

   現貨／现货  ―  xiànhuò  ―  merchandise in stock

5. cash

   兌現／兑现  ―  duìxiàn  ―  to cash (a cheque, etc.)

   套現／套现 [Cantonese]  ―  tou³ jin^6-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to cash out

6. (Southern Min) clear; plain; distinct

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. present
2. existing

• Go-on: げん (gen, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: けん (ken)
• Kun: あらわす (arawasu, 現す, Jōyō)、あらわれる (arawareru, 現れる, Jōyō)、うつつ (utsutsu, 現つ)

Kanji in this term
現
うつ(つ) Grade: 5
kun'yomi

• (Tokyo) うつつ [ùtsútsú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うつつ [ùtsútsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡sɨ̥t͡sɨ]

現(うつつ) • (utsutsu) 

1. reality or consciousness, as opposed to a dream state or unconsciousness

   夢(ゆめ)と現(うつつ)の間(あいだ)

   yume to utsutsu no aida

   in between dreams and reality

   • 2003 January 27, Mashiba, Shin, “第(だい)八(はち)夜(や)　合(アワセ)鏡(カガミ)（後(コウ)編(ヘン))”, in [夢](ゆめ)[喰](くい)[見](けん)[聞](ぶん), volume 2 (fiction), Tokyo: Square Enix, page 7:

     さあ　眠(ねむ)れしばし現(うつつ)にお別(わか)れだ

     Sā nemure shibashi utsutsu ni owakare da

     Well then, say goodbye to reality for the time being, and go to sleep

• 現(うつつ)を抜(ぬ)かす (utsutsu o nukasu)

From Middle Chinese 現 (MC henH).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çɘ(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Wikisource

現 (eumhun 나타날 현 (natanal hyeon))

1. hanja form^? of 현 (“appear”)
2. hanja form^? of 현 (“current; present; existing”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

現: Hán Nôm readings: hiện, hẹn, kén

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