Vocabulary

What does 近代 (きんだい, kindai) mean?

近代 (きんだい, kindai) means modern era.

Quick facts
Reading	きんだい
Romaji	kindai
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

近代きんだい

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkindai

modern era

1noun present day; modern times; recent times
2noun early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

Example sentences

この建物(たてもの)は近代(きんだい)の作品(さくひん)です。
This building is a modern-era work.
大学(だいがく)で日本(にほん)の近代(きんだい)の歴史(れきし)を学(まな)びます。
I'm learning modern Japanese history at university.

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