Meaning of 時代 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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時代JLPT 4
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Kana Readingじだい
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Romajijidai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- period; epoch; era; age
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- Parts of speech
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- the times; those days
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- Parts of speech
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- oldness; ancientness; antiquity
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- Parts of speech
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- antique; period piece
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Example Sentences
時代, じだい used in context
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その博物館にはケルト時代の文化遺産のすばらしいコレクションがある。
The museum has a fascinating collection of Celtic artifacts.
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『カムイの剣』は、1868年の徳川将軍時代の崩壊と、明治天皇下での日本の復興という変革期を舞台にした、一種の侍/忍者物語だ。
Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.
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もっと古典的な顔立ちなのかと思いきや、今の時代でも充分通用する美形です。
I expected more classical features, but hers is a beauty that would do well even in this age.
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Art was in its golden age in Venice during the Renaissance.
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高校時代からつきあっている彼氏はいるものの、つきあいが惰性になっていると感じ、不満をつのらせている。
She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
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労働集約・資本集約を超えて、時代はナレッジ・インテンシブへと大きくシフトしている。
Surpassing labour intensive, capital intensive, the age has shifted greatly to knowledge intensive.
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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
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