Wednesday, February 6, 2008

現 - The King Will ACTUALLY See You NOW

Readings & Meanings:

あらわ(−す)

ゲン

actual, appear

Common Usage:

表現

現在

表す

Examples:

この気持ちを表現する事は不可能に近い。

現在1日に何件の電話を受けていますか?*

お化けが正体を表す。

Translations:

It's almost impossible to express this feeling.

How many calls are you getting a day now?*

The ghost showed its true shape.

Bonus:

Now we meet the King (王)radical, Ou-hen. Also could be Tama-hen (玉), or ball radical. Plenty of kanji in this group. Here are just a couple examples: the 理 in 料理, and the 珍 in 珍しい.

References:

*http://eow.alc.co.jp/%e7%8f%be%e5%9c%a8/UTF-8/?ref=sa
Easy Kanji, by Fujihiko Kaneda (Amazon Link)
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/kanji/kanji/i.htm

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