Vocabulary

What does 年代 (ねんだい, nendai) mean?

年代 (ねんだい, nendai) means era, decade.

Quick facts
Readingねんだい
Romajinendai
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ねんだい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnendai

era, decade

  1. 1noun age; era; period

Example sentences

  • This song was popular in the eighties.

  • This book is popular among the younger generation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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