► 副詞
現に [(1)げんに] [liter] meaning: real rank: 3
☆ それはほぼ不可能だ。現に成功した人は一人もいない ⇨ That’s almost impossible. In reality, nobody has ever been successful
► 動詞
現れる [(4)あらわれる] meaning: appear rank: 1
☆ 彼は約束の場所に現れなかった ⇨ He didn’t show up at the agreed-upon location
☆ 治療の効果は全く現れなかった ⇨ The effect of the treatment didn’t appear at all. The treatment didn’t make any difference
☆ 男が暗闇から現れた ⇨ A man emerged out of darkness
現す [(3)あらわす] [liter] meaning: show rank: 2
☆ 化け物は遂に正体を現した ⇨ The shapeshifting monster finally showed its real self
☆ 姿を現せ！ ⇨ (Stop hiding and) Show yourself!
► 成句
現 [うつつ] [現を抜かす] meaning: distract rank: 3
☆ 彼は女に現を抜かして仕事が疎かになった ⇨ He had been preoccupied with women and his work suffered (☛ Always negative and implies someone is distracted frivolously)
► 名詞
現れ [あらわれ] [liter] meaning: show rank: 2
☆ 私達の永久保証は品質に対する自信の現れです ⇨ Our forever guarantee shows our confidence in the quality