Meaning of 古代 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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古代JLPT 1
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Kana Readingこだい
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Romajikodai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- ancient times
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Example Sentences
古代, こだい used in context
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Super technology weapons from the ancients always end up out of control.
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Transcending time, the insects of ages gone past dance livelily in amber.
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Democracy originated in Ancient Greece.
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彼は船で何世紀も前に自分の土地を離れた古代の神様についての話を聞いていた。
He had heard stories about an ancient god who had left his land centuries before by ship.
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He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.
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We learn about ancient Rome and Greece.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On: ダイ, タイ
Kun: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ
5 strokes
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