"現代" meaning in Japanese

See 現代 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡẽ̞nda̠i] Forms: 現代 [canonical] (ruby: (げん), (だい)), gendai [romanization]
Etymology: 現 (“current; now”) + 代 (“age; period”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|現|代|sort=けんだい'|t1=current; now|t2=age; period}} 現 (“current; now”) + 代 (“age; period”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|げんだい}} 現(げん)代(だい) • (gendai)
  1. modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present Categories (topical): Present Related terms: 古代 (kodai) (ruby: (), (だい)), 近代 (kindai) (ruby: (きん), (だい))
    Sense id: en-現代-ja-noun-JBQUlJ6v Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: 現代化 (gendaika) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), ()) (english: modernization), 現代劇 (gendaigeki) (ruby: 現代劇(げんだいげき)) (english: contemporary drama), 現代語 (gendaigo) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), ()) (english: a modern language), 現代史 (gendaishi) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), ()) (english: contemporary history), 現代詩 (gendaishi) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), ()) (english: modern poetry), 現代人 (gendaijin) (ruby: 現代人(げんだいじん)) (english: modern person), 現代戦 (gendaisen) (ruby: 現代戦(げんだいせん)) (english: modern warfare), 現代版 (gendaiban) (ruby: 現代版(げんだいばん)) (english: modern version), 現代病 (gendaibyō) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (びょう)), 現代文 (gendaibun) (ruby: 現代文(げんだいぶん)) (english: modern Japanese, current written style), 現代的 (gendaiteki) (ruby: 現代的(げんだいてき)) (english: modernistic), 現代医療 (gendai iryō) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (りょう)) (english: modern medicine), 現代英語 (Gendai Eigo) (ruby: 現代英(げんだいえい), ()) (english: current English), 現代音楽 (gendai ongaku) (ruby: 現代音楽(げんだいおんがく)) (english: modern music), 現代科学 (gendai kagaku) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (がく)) (english: present-day science, modern science), 現代語訳 (gendai goyaku) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (やく)) (english: modern translation, translation into modern language), 現代思想 (gendai shisō) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (そう)) (english: contemporary philosophy, modern thought), 現代社会 (gendai shakai) (ruby: 現代社会(げんだいしゃかい)) (english: modern society), 現代小説 (gendai shōsetsu) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (しょう), (せつ)) (english: contemporary novel, modern novel), 現代生活 (gendai seikatsu) (ruby: 現代生活(げんだいせいかつ)) (english: contemporary life, present-day life), 現代美術 (gendai bijutsu) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (じゅつ)) (english: contemporary art), 現代舞踊 (gendai buyō) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), (), (よう)) (english: contemporary dance, modern dance), 現代文学 (gendai bungaku) (ruby: 現代文学(げんだいぶんがく)) (english: contemporary literature, modern literature), 現代文明 (gendai bunmei) (ruby: 現代文明(げんだいぶんめい)) (english: modern civilization), 現代用語 (gendai yōgo) (ruby: 現代用(げんだいよう), ()) (english: word of recent origin, neologism), 現代アイスランド語 (gendai aisurandogo) (ruby: 現代(げんだい), ()) (english: modern Icelandic), 現代仮名遣い, 現代仮名遣 (gendai kanazukai) (english: modern kana usage), 近現代 (kingendai) (ruby: 近現代(きんげんだい)) (english: the modern era; present day)
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    },
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      "english": "word of recent origin, neologism",
      "roman": "gendai yōgo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "現代用",
          "げんだいよう"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "現代用語"
    },
    {
      "english": "modern Icelandic",
      "roman": "gendai aisurandogo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "現代",
          "げんだい"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "現代アイスランド語"
    },
    {
      "word": "現代仮名遣い"
    },
    {
      "english": "modern kana usage",
      "roman": "gendai kanazukai",
      "word": "現代仮名遣"
    },
    {
      "english": "the modern era; present day",
      "roman": "kingendai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "近現代",
          "きんげんだい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "近現代"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "現",
        "3": "代",
        "sort": "けんだい'",
        "t1": "current; now",
        "t2": "age; period"
      },
      "expansion": "現 (“current; now”) + 代 (“age; period”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "現 (“current; now”) + 代 (“age; period”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "現代",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "現",
          "げん"
        ],
        [
          "代",
          "だい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gendai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "げんだい"
      },
      "expansion": "現(げん)代(だい) • (gendai)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kodai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "古",
          "こ"
        ],
        [
          "代",
          "だい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "古代"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kindai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "近",
          "きん"
        ],
        [
          "代",
          "だい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "近代"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese compound terms",
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ja:Present"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "modern",
          "modern"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "century",
          "century"
        ],
        [
          "World War I",
          "World War I"
        ],
        [
          "World War II",
          "World War II"
        ],
        [
          "present",
          "present"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "げんだい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡẽ̞nda̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "現代"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 現代 meaning in Japanese (5.7kB)

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  "path": [
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  "title": "現代",
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