現げん代だい文ぶん明めいMeaningsNoun1. modern civilization; modern civilisationKanji used現right now代substitute文written sentence明brightComposed of現げん代だいpresent age; present day; today; modern era; modern timesNoun文ぶん明めいcivilization; civilisation; cultureNounExamples1現げん代だい文ぶん明めいは科か学がくと教きょう育いくの基き盤ばんの上うえに成なり立たっている。Modern civilization rests on a foundation of science and education.