近代
Reading
Meanings
- present day, modern times, recent times
- early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
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Modern Japan begins from the Meiji era.
Through modernization, Japanese society changed greatly.
At this museum, you can learn about modern history.
When you read works of modern literature, you can understand the lives of people of that time well.
Since modern times, people's lives have changed dramatically due to advances in science and technology.
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