Word Meaning 近世

きんせい kinsei

近世 is read as きんせい (kinsei) and means early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
  2. recent past
  3. recent times

Reading

Kana

きんせい

Romaji

kinsei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 5233 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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近世日本語

きんせいにほんご

early modern Japanese

近世文学

きんせいぶんがく

early-modern literature

近世語

きんせいご

early modern Japanese

近づく

ちかづく

to approach

近代

きんだい

early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

近い

ちかい

closely related

近道

ちかみち

shorter way

近々

きんきん

close (by)

近年

きんねん

recent years

近日

きんじつ

soon

近く

ちかく

nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year")

近づき

ちかづき

acquaintance