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近現代史 (きんげんだいし, kingendaishi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He is majoring in modern and contemporary history at university.
This museum has an exhibition on modern and contemporary history.
Kanji 現 present, existing, actual 代 substitute, change, convert Related words 近きん 代だい 史し 近代史 refers specifically to modern history (often the Meiji period through WWII), while 近現代史 includes both modern and contemporary periods, extending further into the present.
現げん 代だい 史し 現代史 covers contemporary history (post-WWII to present), whereas 近現代史 encompasses both modern and contemporary eras as a combined field.
Etymology Compound of 近 (kin, 'recent'), 現代 (gendai, 'present era'), and 史 (shi, 'history'). The term is a modern academic coinage reflecting the combined study of modern and contemporary historical periods.
