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How to say 'Modern' in Japanese | 現代

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The Japanese word for Modern is 'Gendai', written as 現代 in Japanese.'Modern' in hiragana is げんだい.

    word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

    Reading

    げんだい

    gendai

    Kanji

    現Appear, Current 代Substitute, Era

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '現代 (げんだい)' refers to the 'modern' era or the present time. It is often used to describe contemporary society, culture, or technology. For example: modern society「現代社会」(げんだいしゃかい). modern art「現代美術」(げんだいびじゅつ). This term is commonly used in discussions about current trends, advancements, or issues in the present day.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    888

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現代

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

  • kanji

    代

    Meaning

    Substitute, Era

Words Related to 現代 Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

  • word

    現在

    Meaning

    Present, Current

  • word

    現われる

    Meaning

    Appear

  • word

    現実

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    実現

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    表現

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    現象

    Meaning

    Phenomenon

  • word

    現状

    Meaning

    Situation, Current

  • word

    現

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    出現

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    現れ

    Meaning

    Manifestation

  • word

    現像

    Meaning

    Develop

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    現に

    Meaning

    Actually

  • word

    現役

    Meaning

    Active

Words Related to 現代 Through the Kanji 代

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 代 as well.

  • word

    時代

    Meaning

    Era

  • word

    代

    Meaning

    Generation

  • 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

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    初代

    Meaning

    First generation

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

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