JLPT N3 · Noun

近代 (kindai)

近代 (きんだい, kindai) is a Japanese noun meaning “present day; modern times”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きんだい
Romaji: kindai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

トムには近代絵画の鑑賞能力がある。

Tom appreciates modern art.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 近代

near, early, akinキン・コン・ちか.い · 7 strokes

substitute, change, convertダイ・タイ・か.わる・かわ.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 近代.

近いちかいnear近くちかくnear最近さいきんrecently近所きんじょneighbourhood近視きんしmyopia近頃ちかごろlately接近せっきんgetting closer近々ちかぢかsoon付近ふきんneighborhood近寄るちかよるto approach近付けるちかづけるto bring near近眼きんがんnearsightedness近郊きんこうoutskirts身近みぢかnear oneself

Source: JMdict entry 1242420 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.