現役
げんえき
Meanings
- Noun, の-adjective 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 (often as 現役で) See also: 浪人 (ろうにん).
Kanji
Example sentences
- 現役から引退した人は足が遠のくものだ。
People rarely come to see you once you are retired. - 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.
Common phrases
Words containing 現役
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