JLPT N3 · Noun

現状 (genjou)

現状 (げんじょう, genjou) is a Japanese noun meaning “present condition; existing state”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんじょう
Romaji: genjou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

彼は現状を大いに嘆いた。

He deeply deplored the situation.

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Kanji in 現状

現

present, existing, actualゲン・あらわ.れる・あらわ.す · 11 strokes

状

status quo, conditions, circumstancesジョウ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 現状.

実現じつげんimplementation (e.g. of a system)現すあらわすto represent現れあらわれembodiment現金げんきんcash現在げんざいthe present現実げんじつreality現象げんしょうphenomenon現代げんだいpresent age現場げんばactual spot表現ひょうげんexpression現れるあらわれるto appear現にげんにactually現げんpresent (e.g. government, administration)現像げんぞうdevelopment (of film)

Source: JMdict entry 1263770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.