What does 現役 mean?
現役 is a Japanese noun meaning “active duty; active service” in English. It can also be translated as “student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school” depending on context. It is written as 現役 in kanji, げんえき in hiragana, and gen'eki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
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.