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What does 古代 (こだい, kodai) mean?

古代 (こだい, kodai) means ancient times.

Quick facts
Readingこだい
Romajikodai
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
こだい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkodai

ancient times

  1. 1noun · no-adjective ancient times; distant past; antiquity

Example sentences

  • This ruin is the remains of an ancient building.

  • I'm interested in ancient Egyptian civilization.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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