Japanese symbol for “modernization”
近代化
きんだいか
Romaji: kindaika
modernization; modernisation
In Japanese, modernization is 近代化, read きんだいか (kindaika).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs modernization; modernisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “modernization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現代化 | げんだいか gendaika | modernization; modernisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最近 | さいきん saikin | recently; lately; these days |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 近い | ちかい chikai | near; close; short (distance) |
| 近代 | きんだい kindai | present day; modern times; recent times |
| 接近 | せっきん sekkin | getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “modernization”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.