EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun

    present day; modern times; recent times

    トムには近代絵画の鑑賞能力がある。
    Tom appreciates modern art.
  2. early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

    Historical termsee 明治維新

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

near, early, akin, tantamount

Kun
ちか.い
On
キンコン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
194 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

おうおおこの

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-4, 3-2-4SKIP code
2q4.3The Kanji Dictionary
3230.2Four corner code
2654deroo
8fd1Unicode hex code
1-22-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4671Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6021New Nelson (John Haig)
3061New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3798Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1941Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1129Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1210Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
127A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
506Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
127Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38752PMorohashi
103A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
445Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
452Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
195sakade
259Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
113henshall3
140Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
149crowley
109Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.12busy_people
679Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1136Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin4Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level