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現代

Reading

Kana: げんだい
Romaji: gendai
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Definition

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nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example Sentences

(かれ)現代(げんだい)のバッハだ。
➥He's the Bach of today.
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(かれ)現代(げんだい)音楽(おんがく)()きだ。
➥He has a liking for modern music.
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(かれ)現代(げんだい)のニュートンだ。
➥He is a Newton of our day.
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現代(げんだい)原子力(げんしりょく)時代(じだい)だ。
➥We live in the atomic age.
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現代(げんだい)(はし)(かたち)()ている。
➥Modern bridges are similar in shape.
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(かれ)現代(げんだい)音楽(おんがく)(つう)じている。
➥Modern music is familiar to him.
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