Where does “近代” come from?

近代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.

近代 (Japanese): modern times

Definitions

  1. modern times

Ancestry of “近代”, step by step

近代 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 代

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit...
2Middle Chinese代—

via Japanese 近

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese近near; close; close; near
2Middle Chinese近—

Words derived from “近代”

Every word from Middle Chinese 代 →Every word from Japanese 代 →