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現役

Reading

Kana: げんえき
Romaji: gen'eki
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
adj-no
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

Note: often as 現役で
See also: 浪人 (reading ろうにん, entry #3)

Kanji

現
Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
役
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Example Sentences

現役(げんえき)から引退(いんたい)した人(ひと)は足(あし)が遠(とお)のくものだ。
➥People rarely come to see you once you are retired.
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現役(げんえき)を引退(いんたい)した後(のち)、テレサは孤児(こじ)の世話(せわ)に一身(いっしん)をささげた。
➥After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
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