JLPT N1 · Noun

古代 (kodai)

古代 (こだい, kodai) is a Japanese noun meaning “ancient times; distant past”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こだい
Romaji: kodai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

ancient times; distant past; antiquity · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

古代インカの時代に、アメリカ大陸でもっとも大きい都市であった。

In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 古代

古

oldコ・ふる.い・ふる- · 5 strokes

代

substitute, change, convertダイ・タイ・か.わる・かわ.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 古代.

古いふるいold中古ちゅうこused稽古けいこpractice古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book)古里ふるさとhometown古ふるused item考古学こうこがくarchaeology時代じだいperiod代わりかわりsubstitute代だいcharge代るかわるto succeed近代きんだいpresent day現代げんだいpresent age代金だいきんprice

Source: JMdict entry 1265760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.