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古代 (こだい): ancient times — Japanese vocabulary

古代 is read こだい and means "ancient times". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

古代

Reading
こだい · kodai
Translation
ancient times
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
こだいが

Example

遠くに古代の遺跡が見えるでしょう。

とおくにこだいのいせきがみえるでしょう。

You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.

Kanji in this word

  • 古 — old
  • 代 — Substitute, Change, Convert

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