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近代
きんだい
N3
noun
Meanings
1
modern times
2
present day
3
recent times
Example sentence
近代医学の進歩は長い道程を歩んだ。
The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.
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Kanji in this word
近
Near, Early, Akin
7 strokes
代
Substitute, Change, Convert
5 strokes
More words with
近
最近
さいきん ·
recently
N4
付近
ふきん ·
neighborhood
N2
近所
きんじょ ·
neighborhood
N4
近郊
きんこう ·
suburbs
N1
側近
そっきん ·
close aide (of a powerful person)
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間近
まぢか ·
near
接近
せっきん ·
getting closer
N2
近年
きんねん ·
recent years
More words with
代
代表
だいひょう ·
representative
N3
現代
げんだい ·
today
N3
時代
じだい ·
age
N4
世代
せだい ·
generation
N1
代わり
かわり ·
substitute
N4
交代
こうたい ·
change
代理
だいり ·
representation
N3
代行
だいこう ·
acting as agent
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