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現代
gendai
today, present-day
Example sentence
彼は現代音楽に通じている。
Modern music is familiar to him.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 時代 | N4 | じだい | じだいage, period, epoch, era | |
| ～代 | N4 | ～だい | ～だい~ age; period | |
| 代わり | N4 | かわり | かわりsubstitute, replacement (neutral) | |
| 現在 | N3 | げんざい | げんざいnow (same as 今 (いま)), present, current | |
| 代表 | N3 | だいひょう | だいひょうrepresentative, delegation | |
| 表現 | N3 | ひょうげん | ひょうげんexpression, presentation | |
| 現実 | N3 | げんじつ | げんじつreality | |
| 現場 | N3 | げんば | げんばactual spot, scene, field |
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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