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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
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Used in: 1575
Composed of
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
working generation; people still working
active player; player on the active list
Examples (2 in total)
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
My grandfather is 90 years old and is still very active.