近世 きんせい Meanings Noun recent past; recent times early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan) Kanji 近 near. Read as キン. 世 generation. Read as セイ. Words containing 近世 近世文学 (きんせいぶんがく) early-modern literature 近世語 (きんせいご) early modern Japanese 近世日本語 (きんせいにほんご) early modern Japanese Word lists Encyclopedia Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists