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現代

present age; present day; today

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, No-adjective
present agepresent daytoday
Noun, No-adjective
modern eramodern times

Example Sentences

(かれ)は現代のバッハだ。

He's the Bach of today.

(かれ)は現代音楽が(すき)きだ。

He has a liking for modern music.

(かれ)は現代のニュートンだ。

He is a Newton of our day.

麻薬中毒は現代社会の癌だ。

Drug addiction is a cancer in modern society.

(かれ)は現代音楽に通じている。

Modern music is familiar to him.

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