近代 in Japanese

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      "近",
      "近#Japanese"
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      "代",
      "代#Japanese"
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          "roman": "kodai",
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        {
          "roman": "chūsē",
          "word": "中世"
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        {
          "roman": "kinsē",
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        {
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              "代",
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          "roman": "Mēji jidai",
          "word": "明治時代"
        },
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          "word": "大正時代"
        },
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          "word": "昭和時代"
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      "ipa": "[kʲĩnda̠i]"
    },
    {
      "other": "きんだい"
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  "word": "近代"
}

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      "word": "古代"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chūsē",
      "word": "中世"
    },
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      "roman": "kinsē",
      "word": "近世"
    },
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    }
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          "代",
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          "化",
          "か"
        ]
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    }
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      "roman": "Mēji jidai",
      "word": "明治時代"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Taishō jidai",
      "word": "大正時代"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shōwa jidai",
      "word": "昭和時代"
    }
  ],
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          "times"
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          "Renaissance",
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        [
          "Age of Discovery",
          "Age of Discovery"
        ],
        [
          "Reformation",
          "Reformation"
        ],
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          "modern",
          "modern"
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        [
          "capitalism",
          "capitalism"
        ],
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          "Meiji Restoration",
          "Meiji Restoration"
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          "Pacific War",
          "Pacific War"
        ],
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      "ipa": "[kʲĩnda̠i]"
    },
    {
      "other": "きんだい"
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  ],
  "word": "近代"
}

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"近代" meaning in Japanese

Noun