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現代

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

現代 — “the present age, modern times”

現代 (read げんだい) means the present age, modern times. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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げんだい

Meaning

the present age, modern times

現代 in a sentence

現代げんだいの若者わかものの考かんがえ。

The way young people of today think.

The kanji in 現代

現present; to appear
代substitute; era; price

Words that share a kanji with 現代

現在げんざい— present, current
現すあらわす— to reveal, to show, to make appear
現れあらわれ— expression, manifestation, sign
現れるあらわれる— to appear, to show up, to emerge
現金げんきん— cash
現象げんしょう— phenomenon
現実げんじつ— reality
現状げんじょう— present situation, current state

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