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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
近代 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
近代 =
ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ · jìndài
noun — modern times, the recent historical era

字源 FORM — what the parts do

near, close (附近)jìn辶walk + 斤 jīn gives the sound
era, generation (時代)dài
近代,附近的近,時代的代。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

離現在最)的那個時)。
The era (代) nearest (近) to now.