現在

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 現在 is read as げんざい and means “currently” and “present”.
• Basic usage: It marks a current temperature and states that a bridge is presently closed for repair.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 現在の気温 / 現在、
  • Use 現在の気温 attributively and 現在、 adverbially to set the time of the whole statement.