現在地

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
現	在	地
げん Grade: 5	ざい Grade: 5	ち Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of 現在 (genzai, “present, current”) +‎ 地 (chi, “place, location”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) げんざいち [gèńzáꜜìchì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nd͡za̠it͡ɕi]

Noun edit

現(げん)在(ざい)地(ち) • (genzaichi)

present location, current location
"you are here" (on map)

Usage notes edit

A somewhat less common but still rather frequent variant or related phrase, 現在(げんざい)位置(いち) (genzai ichi, “present location”) is also in use on maps serving the function of the English “you are here”.

References edit

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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