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近代化

Reading

Kana: きんだいか
Romaji: kindaika
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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modernization; modernisation; modernize; modernise

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
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
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentences

論点(ろんてん)中心(ちゅうしん)は、近代化(きんだいか)という問題(もんだい)である。
➥Central to this issue is the problem of modernization.
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日本(にっぽん)完全(かんぜん)近代化(きんだいか)したという(てん)で、アジア諸国(しょこく)(なか)にあって独特(どくとく)存在(そんざい)である。
➥Japan is unique among the Asian countries in having modernized completely.
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ほとんどの場合(ばあい)近代化(きんだいか)西欧化(せいおうか)同一(どういつ)のものとみなされる。
➥In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
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