Word Meaning 近古

きんこ kinko

近古 is read as きんこ (kinko) and means early modern age.

Meaning

English

early modern age

Reading

Kana

きんこ

Romaji

kinko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 111680 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

近古音

きんこおん

Early Modern Chinese

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)

近世

きんせい

early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

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

近海

きんかい

coastal waters

Example Sentences

最近古い友人に会った。

I recently met an old friend.