Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 近世(きんせい) in Japanese

近世
Kana Reading
きんせい
Romaji
kinsei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    early modern times (Azuchi-Momoyama period to Edo period, 1568-1867); modern times; recent times


Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

7 strokes

near, early, akin, tantamount

On'Yomi: キン, コン

Kun'Yomi: ちか.い

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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