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    3. 現代

    現代

    現げん代だい

    present age

    N3KMT2News #2+1CoreNoun, ParticleHistoryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    げんだい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    present age, present day, today
    2.
    modern era, modern times

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    現げん代だいの生せい活かつはとても便べん利りです。

    Modern life is very convenient.

    KMT2Daily Life
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいでは、情じょう報ほう技ぎ術じゅつが不ふ可か欠けつです。

    In modern society, information technology is indispensable.

    KMT2TechnologyDaily Life
    現げん代だい史しを学まなぶことは、現げん在ざいの世せ界かい情じょう勢せいを理り解かいする上うえで重じゅう要ようです。

    Studying modern history is important for understanding current world affairs.

    KMT3HistoryPolitics & Law
    現げん代だいの若わか者ものは、SNSを通エスエヌエスをつうじて多た様ような文ぶん化かに触ふれています。

    Young people today are exposed to diverse cultures through social media.

    KMT3Culture & TraditionsInternet & Social Media
    現げん代だい美び術じゅつは、伝でん統とう的てきな表ひょう現げん方ほう法ほうにとらわれない自じ由ゆうな発はっ想そうが特とく徴ちょうです。

    Modern art is characterized by free ideas not bound by traditional methods of expression.

    KMT4Art & DesignCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    現
    あらわ.れる・あらわ.す・うつつ・うつ.つ…(3)
    present・existing・actual
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
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