現代 (Gendai) is a Japanese noun meaning “present age, present day, today, modern era”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounpresent age; present day; today
- noun, adjectival nounmodern era; modern times
Examples
彼は現代のバッハだ。
He's the Bach of today.
彼は現代音楽が好きだ。
He has a liking for modern music.
現代は原子力の時代だ。
We live in the atomic age.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).