近代

きんだい

present day

N3NounFreq. #1548

Meanings

1present day
2modern times
3recent times
4early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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近々ちかぢかsoon 近頃ちかごろlately 近いちかいnear 近くちかくnear 近寄るちかよるto approach

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