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Chinese
近代 [jìn​dài]
the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)
Japanese
近代 きんだい 同音

noun

  1. present day; modern times; recent times
  2. historical early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
Korean
근대 [近代]
Noun
modern times; A past period close to contemporary times when the features of the modern world started to emerge.; modern times; The era between the Middle Ages and the contemporary age.
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Japanese Names
近代 ちかよ
Chikayo female given name
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