Modern times

Japanese: 現代 - げんだい

〘noun〙① The present world. The present age. The contemporary world. ※Fuzoku Gaho, issue 165 (1898), Jinjimon: "Customs, which changed dramatically in the early Meiji period, have, <omitted> seen repeated changes in modern times."② One period in history. In Japan, the period after the end of World War II. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the period after the Meiji Restoration. In Eastern history, the period after the Xinhai Revolution. In Western history, the period after the end of World War I.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 現在の世。今の世。当世。※風俗画報‐一六五号（1898）人事門「明治初年に一変せし風俗も、〈略〉現代(ゲンダイ)に至り再三の変革を見る」② 歴史の時代区分の一つ。日本では第二次世界大戦終結後の時代。広義には明治維新以後をさすこともある。東洋史では辛亥革命以後の時代。西洋史では第一次世界大戦終結後の時代。

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