きん
近
だい
代

noun

  1. present day, modern times, recent times.
  2. early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II). Messages.hist.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん
近
だい
代
 近代 きんだい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

near, early, akin
ちか.い　キン　コン (2nd, N4)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
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)