How do you read 近代?

近代 is read きんだい (kindai), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How do you write 近代 in romaji?

近代 is written kindai in romaji.

What kanji are in 近代?

近 (Near, Early); 代 (Substitute, Change).

近代きんだい

Q: What JLPT level is 近代?

近代 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

きんだい · kindai

JLPT N2 › noun

Present day, modern times, recent times

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

近Near, Early, Akin 音きん・こん訓ちか.い JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 代Substitute, Change, Convert 音だい・たい訓か.わる・かわ.る JLPT N4 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

近所きんじょneighborhood 手近てぢかnear, handy, familiar 最近さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest 近々ちかぢかsoon, before long 接近せっきんgetting closer, drawing nearer, approaching 近いちかいnear, close by, short 時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generation

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What does 近代 mean?

Present day, modern times, recent times. It can also mean: early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II).

How do you pronounce 近代?

きんだい (kindai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 近代?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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