“Modern japanese” in Japanese
Short answer
Modern japanese in Japanese is “近代語” (kindaigo). Full meaning: modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages); Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and/or the Taishō period).
Other ways to say “Modern japanese” in Japanese
現代文
gendaibun modern Japanese, current written style
和モダン
wamodan modern Japanese (design or architecture), traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
現代国語
gendaikokugo modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
現代日本語
gendainihongo modern Japanese
現代語
gendaigo modern language, contemporary language, living language; modern Japanese
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