(きんだい)

きんだい
noun
modern times, modern era
1. modern times, modern era
The historical period from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century (or in some contexts, to the present).
近代(きんだい)日本(にほん)歴史(れきし)
The history of modern Japan.
近代(きんだい)()(すす)んだ。
Modernization advanced.
日本(にほん)明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)から急速(きゅうそく)近代(きんだい)()(すす)めてきた。
Japan has rapidly advanced modernization since the Meiji era.

近代(きんだい) refers to the modern era in history.

HISTORICAL PERIODS:

  • 古代(こだい) (ancient times)
  • 中世(ちゅうせい) (medieval times)
  • 近世(きんせい) (early modern period)
  • 近代(きんだい) (modern era - Meiji to WWII)
  • 現代(げんだい) (contemporary/present)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 近代(きんだい)() (modernization)
  • 近代(きんだい)() (modern history)
  • 近代(きんだい)(てき) (modern, up-to-date)
  • 近代(きんだい)文学(ぶんがく) (modern literature)