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近代
kindai
modern times
Example sentence
彼は近代文学を専攻している。
He majors in modern literature.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 近い | N5 | ちかい | ちかいnear, close by, short | |
| 近く | N5 | ちかく | ちかくnearby; in the neighborhood | |
| 最近 | N4 | さいきん | さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest | |
| 時代 | N4 | じだい | じだいage, period, epoch, era | |
| 近所 | N4 | きんじょ | きんじょneighborhood | |
| ～代 | N4 | ～だい | ～だい~ age; period | |
| 代わり | N4 | かわり | かわりsubstitute, replacement (neutral) | |
| 代表 | N3 | だいひょう | だいひょうrepresentative, delegation |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 日中 | にっちゅう | にっちゅうdaytime, broad daylight | |
| 後 | ご | ごafter / later (used in compounds, formal; e.g. 午後[ごご] = afternoon) | |
| 後 | のち | のちafterwards / later / from then on (more literary/formal; e.g. 雨[あめ]のち晴れ[はれ] = rain then clear) | |
| 今日 | こんにち | こんにちtoday, this day (formal) | |
| 一度に | いちどに | いちどにall at once | |
| 現在 | げんざい | げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current | |
| 今回 | こんかい | こんかいthis time, now | |
| 夜 | よ | よevening, night (used in compounds) |
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