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古代
kodai
ancient times
Example sentence
父は古代史に関心を持っている。
My father is interested in ancient history.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 古い | N5 | ふるい | ふるいold (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient | |
| 時代 | N4 | じだい | じだいage, period, epoch, era | |
| ～代 | N4 | ～だい | ～だい~ age; period | |
| 代わり | N4 | かわり | かわりsubstitute, replacement (neutral) | |
| 代表 | N3 | だいひょう | だいひょうrepresentative, delegation | |
| 現代 | N3 | げんだい | げんだいtoday, present-day | |
| 年代 | N3 | ねんだい | ねんだいage, era, period | |
| 中古 | N3 | ちゅうこ | ちゅうこused, second-hand |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先 | せん | せんprevious / prior / earlier (used in compounds; e.g. 先週[せんしゅう] = last week) | |
| タイム | タイム | タイムtime | |
| 事前 | じぜん | じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance | |
| タイミング | タイミング | タイミングtiming | |
| かつて | かつて | かつてonce, before, formerly | |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional | |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | せいしゅんyouth, springtime of life, adolescent | |
| 今更 | いまさら | いまさらnow (when it's too late), at this late stage |
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