現役
げんえき
- active duty; active service n adj-no
- student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try n adj-no
Kanji
現
ゲン
あらわ.れる • あらわ.す • うつつ • うつ.つ
present; existing; actual
役
ヤク • エキ
duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role
Synonyms
浪人
ろうにん
- ronin; masterless samurai n vs
- high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination n vs
- person out of work; jobless person n
- wanderer; drifter n arch