前近代 ぜんきんだい Meanings Noun, の-adjective premodern times; premodern era Kanji 前 front. Read as ゼン. 近 near. Read as キン. 代 era. Read as ダイ. Words containing 前近代 前近代的 (ぜんきんだいてき) premodern Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists