現代語

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From 現代 (gendai, modern; contemporary) +‎ (-go, language).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(げん)(だい)() (gendaigo

  1. modern language
  2. (especially in reference to Japanese) modern Japanese; Japanese in its current form, spoken since the Meiji era and based on the Tokyo dialect
    現代語(げんだいご)&(やく&)#32;般若心経(はんにゃしんぎょう)
    Gendaigo-yaku Hannya Shingyō
    the Heart Sutra in Contemporary Japanese

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN