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Meaning of 当代 in Japanese
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当代
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Kana Readingとうだい
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Romajitōdai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
- Example sentence
- 彼が当代随一の作家のひとりであるのは言うまでもない。 Needless to say he is one of the best writers of the present generation.
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Examples of 当代, とうだい in a sentence
Kanji in this word
当
JLPT 3
6 strokes
hit, right, appropriate, himself
On'Yomi: トウ
Kun'Yomi: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし
代
JLPT 4
5 strokes
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ
Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ