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現
げん
役
えき
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. active duty; active service
2. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
often as 現役で
Kanji used
現
right now
役
role
Pitch accent
げ
んえき
Top 7200
Used in: 1575
Composed of
現
げん
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
役
えき
war; campaign; battle;
(arch.)
unpaid work (ritsuryo system);
(arch.)
forced labor
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
現
げん
役
えき
合
ごう
格
かく
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
現
げん
役
えき
生
せい
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
現
げん
役
えき
世
せ
代
だい
working generation; people still working
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Examples (2 in total)
現
げん
役
えき
を
引
いん
退
たい
した
後
あと
、テレサは
孤
こ
児
じ
の
世
せ
話
わ
に
一
いっ
身
しん
をささげた。
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
祖
そ
父
ふ
は90
歳
さい
ですが、まだ
現
げん
役
えき
です。
My grandfather is 90 years old and is still very active.