Word Meaning 古代

こだい kodai

古代 is read as こだい (kodai) and means ancient times.

Meaning

English

  1. ancient times
  2. distant past
  3. antiquity

Reading

Kana

こだい

Romaji

kodai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 近代 Rank 4195 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

古生代

こせいだい

Paleozoic era

古典時代

こてんじだい

the classical period

古典古代

こてんこだい

classical antiquity

古墳時代

こふんじだい

Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE)

古き良き時代

ふるきよきじだい

the good old days

古代中国

こだいちゅうごく

ancient China

古代人

こだいじん

the ancients

古代文明

こだいぶんめい

ancient civilization

古代史

こだいし

ancient history

古代米

こだいまい

ancient rice varieties

古代紫

こだいむらさき

reddish-purple

推古時代

すいこじだい

Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)

Example Sentences

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This is an ancient law.

My father is interested in ancient history.

You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.

He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.

Democracy originated in Ancient Greece.

I like learning ancient languages.

Rome has a lot of ancient buildings.

In ancient times, plagues killed many people.

There's an exhibition of ancient weapons at the museum.

Petroleum has been important since ancient times.