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How to say 'Era' or 'Age' in Japanese | 年代

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The Japanese word for Era or Age is 'Nendai', written as 年代 in Japanese.'Era' or 'Age' in hiragana is ねんだい.

    word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

    Reading

    ねんだい

    nendai

    Kanji

    Year Substitute, Era

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '年代 (ねんだい)' refers to a specific period or era, often used in historical or chronological contexts. It can denote a decade, a century, or a broader historical period. For example: the Showa era「昭和年代」(しょうわねんだい). This artifact is from the Edo period「この遺物は江戸年代のものです」(このいぶつはえどねんだいのものです). It can also refer to someone's age group, as in: people of the same age「同じ年代の人々」(おなじねんだいのひとびと). The word is versatile and context-dependent, so pay attention to how it is used in sentences.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5091

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 年代

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Year

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Substitute, Era

Words Related to 年代 Through the Kanji

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

Words Related to 年代 Through the Kanji

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 代 as well.

  • word

    時代

    Meaning

    Era

  • word

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    代表

    Meaning

    Representation, Delegate

  • word

    近代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    代わり

    Meaning

    Substitute

  • word

    世代

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    古代

    Meaning

    Ancient, Antiquity

  • word

    代理

    Meaning

    Proxy

  • word

    代わる代わる

    Meaning

    Alternately

  • word

    代わる

    Meaning

    Change, Replace

  • word

    交代

    Meaning

    Alternation, Relief

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    初代

    Meaning

    First generation

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

Learn the Word 年代

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What does 'Nendai' (年代) mean?

'Nendai' means 'Era' or 'Age' .

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