現時点|げんじてんgenjiten[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpresent point (i.e. in history); at the present time

• Synonym現在げんざいNeutralThe most general word for the present, also 'as of' after a date or time, as in 「現在の状況」; 「現時点」 stresses this very moment as a point.
• Synonym今いまCasualColloquial and the most everyday way to say now, as in 「今行く」; it also covers 'right away', which 「現時点」 does not.
• Synonym現下げんかWrittenWritten word for the current situation, as in 「現下の情勢」; typical of news reports and official documents.
• Synonym刻下こっかWrittenWritten word for this very moment, including the moment of speaking; rare today and carries a classical, literary flavor.
• Synonym方今ほうこんWrittenWritten word for nowadays; classical in tone, rarely used today and found mainly in old-fashioned prose.
• Synonym時下じかWrittenWritten word for the present, used mostly in letters in set phrases like 「時下ますます」; polite, ceremonial flavor.
• Synonym即今そっこんWrittenWritten word for at this very moment; rare today, found in Buddhist or classical contexts.
• Related当座とうざNeutralMeans 'for the time being', a temporary stretch rather than a point, as in 「当座の生活費」; leans toward stopgap, make-do use.
• Related今日この頃きょうこのごろNeutralMeans 'these days, recently', as in 「寒い今日この頃」; typical of letter greetings and remarks on recent conditions.
• Related今時いまどきCasualColloquial word for these days, as in 「今時の若者」; very often carries a sigh or complaint about the times.
• Related近頃ちかごろNeutralMeans 'lately, recently', as in 「近頃の天気」; covers a recent stretch of time, not a single point.
• Related最近さいきんNeutralMeans 'recently', as in 「最近忙しい」; refers to the recent period, not a point in time like 「現時点」.
• Related現代げんだいWrittenWritten word for the present age or modern era, as in 「現代社会」; refers to the era as a whole, not a moment.
• Related昨今さっこんWrittenWritten word for recently, as in 「昨今の情勢」; typical of news reports and formal commentary.
• Related当世とうせいWrittenWritten word for the present day, as in 「当世風」; has an old-fashioned ring and speaks of the spirit of the age.
• Related現今げんこんWrittenWritten word for the present day; describes the state of the times and, unlike 「現時点」, does not stress a specific point in time.
• Related当節とうせつWrittenWritten word for these days, as in 「当節の若者」; often comes with a reflective remark on the ways of the times.
• Relatedこの節このせつNeutralMeans 'these days, lately', as in 「この節は物騒だ」; often used to remark, with some feeling, on how things are going.
• Related当今とうこんWrittenWritten word for the present world, as in 「当今の若者」; used to comment on social conditions rather than a point in time.
• Antonym過去かこNeutralAntonym: the past, the opposite of the present point that 「現時点」 marks.
• Antonym未来みらいNeutralAntonym: the future, the opposite of the present point that 「現時点」 marks.

Use 「現時点」 for the specific point of now, as in 「現時点では未定」 or 「現時点で判断する」. For the present in general pick 「現在」, or colloquial 「今」; 「最近」 covers the recent period. Most of the rest are written words: 「現下」 and 「昨今」 suit news and official prose, 「時下」 letters, 「当節」 and 「今時」 sighs about the times, 「当座」 the time being, 「現代」 the era. 「過去」 and 「未来」 are its antonyms.

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1. 現在げんざいの時点じてん。今いま現在げんざい。