発現|はつげんhatsugen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbrevelation; manifestation; appearance
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbexpression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
Conjugation
Dictionary form発現する(はつげんする)
Polite (masu)発現します(はつげんします)
Negative (nai)発現しない(はつげんしない)
polite (masen)発現しません(はつげんしません)
classical zu / nu発現せず・発現せぬ(はつげんせず・はつげんせぬ)
Past (ta)発現した(はつげんした)
polite (mashita)発現しました(はつげんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)発現しなかった(はつげんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)発現しませんでした(はつげんしませんでした)
Te form発現して(はつげんして)
Potential発現できる(はつげんできる)
Passive発現される(はつげんされる)
Causative発現させる(はつげんさせる)
Causative passive発現させられる(はつげんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)発現すれば(はつげんすれば)
tara発現したら(はつげんしたら)
Volitional発現しよう(はつげんしよう)
polite (mashou)発現しましょう(はつげんしましょう)
Imperative発現しろ(はつげんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym現れあらわれNeutralNeutral. An outward sign of feelings or qualities showing through, as in 「誠意の現れ」; it names the result rather than the act of emerging.
  • Synonym現出げんしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose. For scenes or states coming into view; leans toward the spectacle, where 「発現」 stresses the latent surfacing.
  • Synonym出現しゅつげんNeutralNeutral and common in everyday use. For new things or people appearing; unlike 「発現」, it does not stress a move from hidden to visible.
  • Synonym顕現けんげんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Suggests a god, spirit, or inner essence clearly revealing itself; carries a religious tinge and is more solemn than 「発現」.
  • Antonym消失しょうしつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Vanishing or fading away; the direct opposite of 「発現」, which marks the move from hidden to visible.

Use 「発現」 when something latent surfaces; it is written/formal prose and common in medicine and biology, as in 「遺伝子の発現」 and 「効果が発現する」. For ordinary appearance pick 「出現」, for outward signs of feeling or character 「現れ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 隠かくれているものが実際じっさいに現れ出あらわれでること。
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