現代っ子

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
だい
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
goon kun'yomi

Etymology

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現代 (modern) +‎ っ子 (child; person)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んだいっこ [gèńdáíkkó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞]
  • (Tokyo) んだいっこ [gèńdáíꜜkkò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞]

Noun

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(げん)(だい)() (gendaikko

  1. (often derogatory) a young person born in the modern era; "kids these days"
    Hypernym: 現代人