JLPT N4 · Noun

時代 (jidai)

時代 (じだい, jidai) is a Japanese noun meaning “period; epoch”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じだい
Romaji: jidai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

period; epoch; era; age · noun
the times; those days · noun
oldness; ancientness; antiquity · noun
antique; period piece · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

今や時代との競争になった。

It was now a race against time.

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

Kanji in 時代

time, hourジ・とき・-どき · 10 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 時代.

時じhour時ときtime時間じかんtime時々ときどきsometimes時計とけいclock時期じきtime時刻じこくtime一時いちじone o'clock当時とうじat that time同時どうじsame time時速じそくspeed (per hour)日時にちじdate and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.)臨時りんじtemporary時間割じかんわりtimetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)

Source: JMdict entry 1316300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.