げん
現
だい
代

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. present age, present day, today.
  2. modern era, modern times.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
現
だい
代
現代 げんだい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

present, existing, actual
ゲン あらわ.れる うつ.つ (5th, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)