What does 年代 mean?
年代 is a Japanese noun meaning “decade” or “era” in English. It is written as 年代 in kanji, ねんだい in hiragana, and nendai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
父は1980年代に生まれた。
My father was born in the 1980s.
年代によって好きな音楽が違う。
Musical tastes differ from generation to generation.