JLPT N3 · Noun

現代 (gendai)

現代 (げんだい, gendai) is a Japanese noun meaning “present age; present day”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げんだい
Romaji: gendai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

present age; present day; today · noun, noun taking の
modern era; modern times · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

私は現代の音楽はあまり好きではない事を認めます。

I must admit I don't like much contemporary music.

Tatoeba #157249

私達が住んでいる現代に入ってから、私達は国際論争の結末として、２度の世界大戦を体験した。

In modern times we have gone through two world wars as the end result of international disputes.

Tatoeba #152048

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

Kanji in 現代

現

present, existing, actualゲン・あらわ.れる・あらわ.す · 11 strokes

代

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 現代.

実現じつげんimplementation (e.g. of a system)現すあらわすto represent現れあらわれembodiment現金げんきんcash現在げんざいthe present現実げんじつreality現象げんしょうphenomenon現状げんじょうpresent condition現場げんばactual spot表現ひょうげんexpression現れるあらわれるto appear現にげんにactually現げんpresent (e.g. government, administration)現像げんぞうdevelopment (of film)

Source: JMdict entry 1263810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.