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近代 【きんだい】

  1. [n] present day; modern times; recent times
  2. [n] early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
近 Near, Early, Akin, Tantamount キン, コン ちか.い 2
代 Substitute, Change, Convert, Replace, Period, Age, Counter For Decades Of Ages, Eras, Etc., Generation, Charge, Rate, Fee ダイ, タイ か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ 3

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