"近代" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kʲĩnda̠i] Forms: 近代 [canonical] (ruby: (きん), (だい)), kindai [romanization]
Etymology: 近 (“near”) + 代 (“age; period”) Etymology templates: {{af|ja|近|代|sort=きんだい|t1=near|t2=age; period}} 近 (“near”) + 代 (“age; period”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|きんだい}} 近(きん)代(だい) • (kindai)
  1. modern times, variously described as encompassing the Renaissance, the Age of Discovery, the Reformation and the rise of modern capitalism; or from the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War, which is then followed by 現代 (gendai) Categories (topical): Present Derived forms: 近代化 (kindaika) (ruby: (きん), (だい), ()) (english: modernization) Related terms: 近世 (kinsei) (ruby: (きん), (せい)), 古代 (kodai) (ruby: (), (だい))
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