現代日本語 げんだいにほんご Meanings Noun modern Japanese See also: 現代語 (げんだいご). Kanji 現 present. Read as ゲン. 代 era. Read as ダイ. 日 day 本 origin. Read as ホン. 語 language. Read as ゴ. Word lists Linguistics Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists