Tonada

Japanese word

近代化

きんだいか
In your course · Chapter 48
Part of speech
noun
Level
B2

Meanings

  1. modernization

Source: Tonada course

Kanji

  • 近
    On reading:
    キン、コン
    Kun reading:
    ちか.い
    Meanings:
    near, early, akin, tantamount
  • 代
    On reading:
    タイ、ダイ
    Kun reading:
    -が.わり、-がわ.り、か.える、か.わり、か.わる、かわ.り、かわ.る、しろ、よ
    Meanings:
    substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
  • 化
    On reading:
    カ、ケ
    Kun reading:
    け.する、ば.かす、ば.ける、ふ.ける
    Meanings:
    change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

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Sources and licences

  • Tonada course content (words, example sentences and their translations).
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