現場(げんば)

げんば
noun
scene, site, field, actual spot
1. scene, site
The place where something happens or happened.
工事(こうじ)現場(げんば)
Construction site.
事故(じこ)現場(げんば)に駆(か)けつけた。
I rushed to the scene of the accident.
事件(じけん)の現場(げんば)には警察(けいさつ)が到着(とうちゃく)していた。
The police had arrived at the scene of the incident.
2. field, front line
The place where actual work is done.
現場(げんば)の声(こえ)を聞(き)く。
To listen to voices from the field.
現場(げんば)の意見(いけん)を大切(たいせつ)にする会社(かいしゃ)は強(つよ)い。
Companies that value opinions from the field are strong.
本社(ほんしゃ)の方針(ほうしん)と現場(げんば)の状況(じょうきょう)が合(あ)わないことがある。
Sometimes headquarters' policies don't match the situation on the ground.

現場(げんば) refers to the actual place where something happens or where work is done. It has two main uses: a specific location (scene/site) and the workplace front line (as opposed to management).

SENSE 1 — SCENE/SITE:

  • 事故(じこ)現場(げんば): accident scene
  • 事件(じけん)現場(げんば): crime scene
  • 工事(こうじ)現場(げんば): construction site
  • 撮影(さつえい)現場(げんば): filming location
  • 現場(げんば)検証(けんしょう): on-site investigation

SENSE 2 — FRONT LINE/FIELD:

Contrasts with 本社(ほんしゃ) (headquarters) or management.

  • 現場(げんば)の声(こえ): voices from the field
  • 現場(げんば)の意見(いけん): opinions from the front line
  • 現場(げんば)監督(かんとく): site supervisor

READING:
Also read as げんじょう in some formal/police contexts, but げんば is standard.

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Added 2026.1.11 16:27 · Revised 2026.3.28 16:51
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