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    3. 現役

    現役

    現げん役えき

    active duty

    KMT4News #5+1CoreNoun, ParticleEducationWork & CareerKanji Vocab18 strokes

    げんえき

    Noun, Particle

    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

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    彼かれはまだ現げん役えきの選せん手しゅです。

    He is still an active player.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    彼かの女じょは80歳はちじゅっさいを超こえても現げん役えきで働はたらいています。

    She is still actively working even after turning 80.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは現げん役えきで難なん関かん大だい学がくに合ごう格かくしました。

    He passed the entrance exam for a difficult university while still in high school.

    KMT4Education
    現げん役えき世せ代だいの負ふ担たんが増ぞう加かしていることが社しゃ会かい問もん題だいとなっています。

    The increasing burden on the active generation has become a social issue.

    KMT5Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    多おおくの現げん役えきの医い師しが、過か酷こくな労ろう働どう環かん境きょうに直ちょく面めんしています。

    Many active doctors are facing harsh working conditions.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    現
    あらわ.れる・あらわ.す・うつつ・うつ.つ…(3)
    present・existing・actual
    役
    duty・war・campaign・drafted labor・office…(2)
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