Word Meaning 現行

げんこう genkou

現行 is read as げんこう (genkou) and means present.

Meaning

English

  1. present
  2. current
  3. in operation

Reading

Kana

げんこう

Romaji

genkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 9799 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

現行犯

げんこうはん

flagrante delicto

現行法

げんこうほう

existing law

奥行き表現定義表

おくゆきひょうげんていぎひょう

depth cue table

退行現象

たいこうげんしょう

regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)

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

Example Sentences

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We caught her red-handed.

We caught her red-handed.

The criminal was caught in the act.

We caught her red-handed.

The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.

The police caught the burglar red-handed.

The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.

Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.