Where does “近代化” come from?
近代化 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 近代, from Japanese 代, from Middle Chinese 代.
近代化 (Japanese): modernization; to modernize
Definitions
- modernization; to modernize
Ancestry of “近代化”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 近代 | modern times |
| 2 | Japanese | 代 | substitution; price, cost, charge; shiro, a unit... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 代 | — |