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How to say 'Active' in Japanese | 現役

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The Japanese word for Active is 'Gen'eki', written as 現役 in Japanese.'Active' in hiragana is げんえき.

    word

    現役

    Meaning

    Active

    Reading

    げんえき

    gen'eki

    Kanji

    現Appear, Current 役Duty

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '現役 (げんえき)' primarily means 'active' and is used to describe someone who is currently engaged in a particular role, profession, or activity. It is often used in contexts such as sports, work, or education to indicate that someone is still actively participating rather than retired or inactive. For example: He is an active player「彼は現役の選手です」(かれはげんえきのせんしゅです). She is still an active student「彼女はまだ現役の学生です」(かのじょはまだげんえきのがくせいです). The term can also imply a sense of being in one's prime or currently performing at a high level.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6750

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現役

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

  • kanji

    役

    Meaning

    Duty

Words Related to 現役 Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

  • word

    現在

    Meaning

    Present, Current

  • word

    現われる

    Meaning

    Appear

  • word

    現実

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    実現

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    表現

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    現象

    Meaning

    Phenomenon

  • word

    現状

    Meaning

    Situation, Current

  • word

    現

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    出現

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    現れ

    Meaning

    Manifestation

  • word

    現像

    Meaning

    Develop

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    現に

    Meaning

    Actually

Words Related to 現役 Through the Kanji 役

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 役 as well.

  • word

    役

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    役割

    Meaning

    Role

  • word

    役に立つ

    Meaning

    Useful

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    重役

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    主役

    Meaning

    Lead

  • word

    役所

    Meaning

    Government, Office

  • word

    役立つ

    Meaning

    Useful

  • word

    役員

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    役目

    Meaning

    Duty, Role

  • word

    役者

    Meaning

    Actor

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