Word Meaning 現役

げんえき geneki

現役 is read as げんえき (geneki) and means active duty.

Meaning

English

  1. active duty
  2. active service
  3. student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school
  4. student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

Reading

Kana

げんえき

Romaji

geneki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2724 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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現役選手

げんえきせんしゅ

active player

現役生

げんえきせい

student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school

現役世代

げんえきせだい

working generation

現役合格

げんえきごうかく

passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))

現場

げんば

actual spot

現れ

あらわれ

embodiment

現れる

あらわれる

to be expressed (e.g. emotions)

現世

げんぜ

current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

現地

げんち

place where one is currently living

現実

げんじつ

reality

現代

げんだい

modern era

現金

げんきん

mercenary