現あらわれる

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わ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

appear; become visible; materialize

Physical or concrete appearance: something comes into sight, emerges, or shows up. Also used for people appearing or supernatural materialization.

雲くもの間あいだから月つきが現あらわれた。
The moon appeared from between the clouds.
彼かれは約やく束

そく

の

時じ

間かん

に

現あらわ

れ

なかっ

た

。

He didn't show up at the promised time.

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be expressed; become apparent; show itself

Abstract appearance: emotions, trends, effects, or characteristics become visible or manifest. Often written 表れる for this nuance.

彼かれの顔かおには疲つかれが表あらわれていた。
Fatigue showed on his face.
努ど力りょくの成せい果かが数すう字じに表あらわれた。
The results of the effort showed in the numbers.

Written forms

現あらわれるUsage50%
Standard kanji spelling for appearing, becoming visible, or materializing.
現あらわれるUsage22%
Variant spelling with わ; less common but still used.
あらわれるUsage20%
表あらわれるUsage6%
Used when something abstract becomes apparent, such as emotions, effects, or trends.
表あらわれるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for production.
顕あらわれるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; sometimes used for manifesting or becoming evident in a striking way.
顕あらわれるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for production.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
表surface, table, chart
顕appear, existing

Similar words

現あらわす
Transitive counterpart: to reveal or show something. 現れる is intransitive (something appears by itself).
出でる
More general 'to go out, come out, appear'. 現れる emphasizes emergence or materialization, often with a nuance of becoming visible after being hidden.

Etymology

Derived from 現る (あらわる), a classical verb meaning 'to appear'. The modern form 現れる is the ichidan version. The root あらわ is related to 表 (おもて, surface) and 露 (あらわ, exposed), carrying a sense of something coming to the surface or becoming visible.