Learn

Road map Kana Immersion Culture

Look up

Dictionary Grammar Reading level

Prove it

Lessons Dictionary Games Kana

v7.3What's newStudy levelSend feedbackReviewFriendsSettingsNotifications

© 2026 Nihongo CircleAbout Changelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security built by MELTEN

現在 (げんざい) — now (same as 今 (いま)) | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

現在

げんざい

adverb

Meanings

1now (same as 今 (いま))
2present
3current
4the present
5present time
6now
7as of
8present tense

Example sentence

そのプロジェクトは現在進行中である。

The project is now in progress.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

現Present, Existing, Actual11 strokes 在Exist, Outskirts, Suburbs6 strokes

More words with 現

現像げんぞう · developing (film)N1 現行げんこう · presentN1 現～げん～ · presentN2 現れあらわれ · expressionN3 現状げんじょう ·

Full entry on Jisho

present condition

N3

現実げんじつ · realityN3

現代げんだい · todayN3

現地げんち · actual placeN1

More words with 在

自在じざい · freelyN1 所在しょざい · whereaboutsN1 不在ふざい · absenceN1 在学ざいがく · (enrolled) in schoolN2 在る; 有るある · to liveN3 滞在たいざい · stayN3 在米ざいべい · staying in the United States 健在けんざい · in good healthN1

More at JLPT N3

All 2,138 N3 words All 367 N3 kanji Everything N3