Vocabulary

What does 近世 (きんせい, kinsei) mean?

近世 (きんせい, kinsei) means recent past; recent times.

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Readingきんせい
Romajikinsei
Part of speechnoun
きんせい
kinsei

recent past; recent times

  1. 1noun recent past; recent times
  2. 2noun early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)

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