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Meanings
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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.
Reading a modern translation of The Tale of Genji makes the content easy to understand.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を現代語訳するto translate something (a classical text) into modern Japanese
To translate The Tale of Genji into modern Japanese.
- 〈物〉の現代語訳a modern-language translation of something
This book is a modern translation of The Pillow Book.