noun
modern translation; translation into modern language
Refers to a translation of a classical or older Japanese text into contemporary Japanese, such as a modern version of The Tale of Genji.
源氏物語の現代語訳を読むと、内容がよくわかる。
Reading a modern translation of The Tale of Genji makes the content easy to understand.
Compound of 現代語 (modern language) and 訳 (translation).