JLPT N3 · Noun

年代 (nendai)

年代 (ねんだい, nendai) is a Japanese noun meaning “age; era”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ねんだい
Romaji: nendai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

age; era; period; date · noun

Example sentences

１９９０年代は湾岸戦争で始まった。

The 1990s began with the Gulf War.

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

Kanji in 年代

year, counter for yearsネン・とし · 6 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 年代.

年としyear年ねんyear去年きょねんlast year今年ことしthis year毎年まいねんevery year来年らいねんnext yearさ来年さらいねんyear after next万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen少年しょうねんboy青年せいねんyouth年月としつきmonths and years年寄としよりold person年間ねんかん(period of) a year年月ねんげつmonths and years

Source: JMdict entry 1468950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.