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現象

現象

See also: 现象

Chinese

 
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
trad. (現象) 現 象
simp. (现象) 现 象

Noun

現象

  1. phenomenon
  2. appearance

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Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
現 象
げん
Grade: 5 		しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 現象 ‎(henH zjangX)

Pronunciation

Noun

現象 ‎(hiragana げんしょう, romaji genshō, historical hiragana げんしやう)

  1. phenomenon

Derived terms

  • 現象学 (げんしょうがく) ‎(genshōgaku): phenomenology

Descendants

Korean

Hanja in this term
現 象

Noun

現象 • ‎(hyeonsang, McCune-Reischauer: hyŏnsang, Yale: hyēnsang) ‎(hangeul 현상)

  1. Hanja form? of 현상, “phenomenon”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 現象 (げんしょう) ‎(genshō, “phenomenon”), semantically readapted from Chinese 現象／现象 (“materialisation”).

Pronunciation

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