近代 (きんだい) — present day

近代 is read きんだい and listed as a noun. Meaning: present day; modern times; recent times.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 近代.

  • 近日 きんじつ soon
  • 近年 きんねん recent years
  • 間近 まぢか near
  • 近い ちかい near
  • 近く ちかく near
  • 近海 きんかい coastal waters
  • 近眼 きんがん nearsightedness
  • 近畿 きんき Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
  • 近親 きんしん near relative
  • 近世 きんせい recent past
  • 近所 きんじょ neighbourhood
  • 最近 さいきん recently