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近代語
きんだいご
1. [n]
▶ modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1424690 中世 1. Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
2. [n]
▶ Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and/or the Taishō period)



History:
8. A 2021-10-14 10:27:40  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
7. A* 2021-10-13 18:57:21  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/近代語
  Comments:
I prefer "since". Makes it clear that it includes Japanese up to the present day.
For sense 2, Wikipedia says "明治維新を中心に、江戸後期・幕末から明治初中期". Daijr gives the period as "明治期あるいは明治・大正期" but also says "さらに幕末期を含めていうこともある". Not sure how we want to gloss it.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages)</gloss>
+<gloss>modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages)</gloss>
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss>Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese</gloss>
+<gloss>Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and/or the Taishō period)</gloss>
6. A 2021-10-13 03:05:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I was comfortable with the "since".
5. A* 2021-10-13 00:22:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan since the Middle Ages)</gloss>
+<gloss>modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages)</gloss>
4. A 2018-10-15 12:42:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I did wonder about them.
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