Japanese symbol for “hyundai”

現代

ヒュンダイ

Romaji: hyundai

(uk) Hyundai (car company)

In Japanese, hyundai is 現代, read ヒュンダイ (hyundai).

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Meanings

n (uk) Hyundai (car company)

Kanji and stroke order

現

present, existing, actual

on: ゲン
kun: あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

代

substitute, change, convert

on: ダイ、タイ
kun: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり

5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
現在	げんざい genzai	the present; present time; now
現れ	あらわれ araware	embodiment; manifestation; materialization
現実	げんじつ genjitsu	reality; actuality; hard fact
表現	ひょうげん hyougen	expression; representation; description
現場	げんば genba	actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
時代	じだい jidai	period; epoch; era
代表	だいひょう daihyou	representation; representative; delegate
代わり	かわり kawari	substitute; replacement; substituting

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