현재

Korean

Sino-Korean word from 現在, from 現 (“appear, manifest”) + 在 (“be at, in, on”).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑɛ] ~ [ˈçɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)재/현(ː)제]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	hyeonjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hyeonjae
McCune–Reischauer^?	hyŏnjae
Yale Romanization^?	hyēn.cay

현재 • (hyeonjae) (hanja 現在)

the present; now
(after a specified time) as of
- 1965, Kim Seung'ok, 서울 1964년 겨울 [seoul 1964nyeon gyeoul, Seoul, Winter 1964]:
  "단성사 옆 골목 의 첫 번째 쓰레기통 에 는 초콜릿 포장지 가 두 장 있 습니다." — "그건 언제?" — "지난 14 일 저녁 9 시 현재입 니다."
  Danseongsa yeop golmog-ui cheot beonjjae sseuregitong-e-neun chokollit pojangji-ga du jang itseumnida. - Geugeon eonje? - Jinan 14il jeonyeok 9si hyeonjae-imnida."
  "There are two chocolate wrappers in the first trash can in the alleyway next to Danseong-sa." — "When was that?" — "As of nine in the evening, on the fourteenth."

현재 • (hyeonjae) (hanja 現在)