現れ
あらわれ · araware · JLPT N3 · noun
sign
🌱 Noun form of 現れる (to appear): a sign is whatever shows up
現 means appear or present, as in 現在 (now). Add れ and 現れる (arawareru, to appear) becomes the noun 現れ: the thing that has shown up. Use it for something that reveals a feeling or a trend, e.g. 感謝の現れ, an expression of gratitude.