げん
Meanings
Noun
1. actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.)
2. (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field; job site
when read as "げんば"
3. filming location; (movie) set
when read as "げんば"
Kanji used
right now
location
Pitch accent
んば
Top 1900
Composed of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
field overseer; site foreman
to catch in the act (of)
movie set; filming location
dig site; excavation site
point of production; production site; shop floor
building (construction) site
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
arrival on scene; arrival on location
to catch in the act (of)
clinical site; location of medical procedure
arrival on scene; arrival on location
Examples (19 in total)
I ran to the scene.
A crowd gathered at the scene.
The riot police arrived on the scene.