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
- active duty
- active service
- student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school
- 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 StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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))
Example Sentences
2彼は７０歳だけどまだ現役です。
At seventy, he is still active.
祖父は90歳ですが、まだ現役です。
My grandfather is 90 years old and is still very active.