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現行 (げんこう, genkou) Japanese meaning: current | Kotomora

現げん行こう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

current; present; in operation

Refers to systems, laws, rules, or practices that are currently in effect or in force. Often used attributively with の.

現げん行こうの法ほう律

りつ

で

は

、

この

行こう

為い

は

違い

法ほう

です

。

Under the current law, this act is illegal.

現げん行こうのシステムに問もん題だいがある。

There is a problem with the current system.

Usage patterns

現げん行こうの〈事こと〉を廃はい止しするto abolish the current (law/system/etc.)
政せい府ふは現げん行こうの制せい度どを廃はい止しすることを決きめた。
The government decided to abolish the current system.
現げん行こうのまま〈動どう詞し〉to keep (something) as it currently stands
しばらくは現げん行こうのまま運うん用ようを続つづける方ほう針しんだ。
The policy is to keep operating things as they currently are for the time being.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
行going, journey, carry out

Related words

現げん在ざいN3
現行 describes a system, law, or rule that is currently in force, while 現在 simply means 'now' in a temporal sense.
現げん状じょうN3
現行 describes something officially in effect (like a law or policy), while 現状 refers more broadly to the present state of affairs.
最さい新しんN3
現行 means 'currently in use' without regard to age, while 最新 emphasizes that something is the newest available.

Opposites

旧きゅうN3
現行 refers to a law or system now in effect, whereas 旧 describes the former one that it replaced.

Word family

現げん行こう品ひん
current product; existing product
現げん行こう法ほう
existing law; laws in force
現げん行こう犯はん
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
現げん行こう法ほう規き
existing laws and regulations; current legislation

Etymology

Compound of 現 (gen, 'present') and 行 (kō, 'go' or 'carry out'), literally 'currently carried out'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys the meaning of something in current operation.

現げん行こう犯はん人にん

flagrant offender; person caught in the act

現げん行こうの作さ業ぎょうディレクトリ

current working directory