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現在 (げんざい): Currently / present — Japanese vocabulary

現在 is read げんざい and means "Currently / present". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

現在

Reading
げんざい · genzai
Translation
Currently / present
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
げんざいが

Example

恐竜は現在では死滅してしまった。

きょうりゅうはげんざいではしめつしてしまった。

Dinosaurs are now extinct.

Kanji in this word

  • 現 — appear, present
  • 在 — exist, located

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