reality

(king) + (look)
★★★★☆
11 strokes
DUPE
Is this one a JERK? The kun-yomi meanings don't quite match the jukugo meanings. But . . . if something appears or is displayed for you, that means you're aware that it's real now. So maybe not a JERK after all!

Onyomi

GEN

Reality happens AGAIN every day.

Mnemonic

Only the king can see what's really going on in the kingdom. That's why he is king!

Kunyomi

( ) あらわ*す to display something, to make something manifest.

Second meaning: something becomes clear.
★★★☆☆

( ) あらわ*れる something appears - symptoms, your soul-mate, attackers, rappers that bite my style crop up all over the place since I blew up.
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

表現(ひょうげん)

figure of speech ★★★★☆
(express) + (reality) = 表現 (figure of speech)

figure of speech, expression

現実(げんじつ)

reality ★★★☆☆
(reality) + (truth) = 現実 (reality)

現場(げんば)

the current place ★★★☆☆ KUN ON
(reality) + (place) = 現場 (the current place)

the current place. (this one is used on the 'YOU ARE HERE' part of maps)

現在(げんざい)

the present time ★★☆☆☆
(reality) + (be real) = 現在 (the present time)

the present time - but also can mean "the present situation" or "the staus quo."

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
criteria HUSBAND
peer at NECROPHILIAC
reality KING

You think about your criteria for choosing a HUSBAND.

You peer at the NECROPHILIAC, is he the one for you?

The KING is present, and waiting for you to choose him.

Synonyms

concept, phenomenon
がいねん 現象   
idea, notion
意識    観念    現象   
idiom, expression
表現    慣用句    格言    ことわざ 方言    xxx弁   
to appear or manifest
現れる    表れる   
to indicate
表す    現わす