現げん代だい的てき

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Common wordJLPTN3

Meanings

na-adjective

modern; contemporary

Describes something that reflects present-day styles, ideas, or technology. Often used for design, thinking, or systems.

この建たて物ものはとても現げん代だい的てきだ。
This building is very modern.
現げん代だい的てきで機き能のう的てきなデザインが人にん気きだ。
Modern and functional designs are popular.

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Usage patterns

現げん代だい的てきな〈物もの〉modern/contemporary (design, architecture, etc.)
この美び術じゅつ館かんは現げん代だい的てきな建けん築ちくデザインで有ゆう名めいだ。
This museum is famous for its modern architectural design.
現げん代だい的てきな考かんがえ方かたa modern way of thinking
彼かれは現げん代だい的てきな考かんがえ方かたを持もつ経けい営えい者しゃだ。
He is a business owner with a modern way of thinking.
〈物もの〉を現げん代だい的てきにアレンジするto adapt/arrange something in a modern style
この曲きょくは古ふるい民みん謡ようを現げん代だい的てきにアレンジしたものだ。
This song is an old folk tune arranged in a modern style.

Kanji

現present, existing, actual
代substitute, change, convert
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words· 6

近きん代だい的てき
近代的 refers to the modern era (roughly Meiji onward) or modernization in a historical sense, while 現代的 emphasizes current, up-to-date qualities.
モダンN2
モダン is a more casual, often design-oriented loanword, while 現代的 is slightly more formal and can apply to abstract concepts like thinking.
今いま風ふう
今風 is a casual, everyday way to describe something as trendy or current, while 現代的 is more neutral and can describe abstract systems or ideas as well as style.
コンテンポラリー
現代的 is a plain, everyday na-adjective for 'modern', while コンテンポラリー adds a trendier, more international art/fashion nuance.

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今こん日にち的てき
現代的 broadly means 'modern' in style or spirit, while 今日的 stresses direct relevance to today's specific circumstances or issues.
現げん代だい風ふうN2
現代的 is a broader adjective meaning 'modern' in general, while 現代風 specifically points to a modern style or manner of doing something.

Opposites· 5

古こ風ふう
古風 describes something old-fashioned or traditional in style, the opposite of 現代的's modern, up-to-date quality.
古こ典てん的てきN2
現代的 means modern or contemporary, the direct opposite of 古典的's sense of classical or traditionally established.
昔むかしながら
現代的 means 'modern' or 'contemporary', the opposite of 昔ながら, which describes something unchanged from the past.

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大おお時じ代だい
現代的 describes something modern and up-to-date, the opposite of the old-fashioned feel of 大時代.
伝でん統とう的てきN2
現代的 means modern or contemporary, contrasting with 伝統的's focus on long-established custom.

Built from

現げん代だい+的てき

Etymology

Compound of 現代 (present age) + 的 (-like, -ic). The suffix 的 derives from Chinese 的 (target, mark) and was repurposed in Japanese to form adjectival nouns.