古代 (こだい)ancient times

ancient timesadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 古代

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古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
古墳こふんancient burial mound; barrow
考古学こうこがくarchaeology; archeology
中古ちゅうこused; second-hand
古書こしょold book; rare book
最古さいこthe oldest
中古車ちゅうこしゃused car; secondhand car
古いにしえantiquity; ancient times
代表だいひょうrepresentative; representation
時代じだいperiod; epoch
世代せだいgeneration; the world
現代げんだいnowadays; modern era
交代こうたいalternation; change
代わりかわりsubstitute; replacement
代理だいりrepresentation; agency
近代きんだいpresent day; modern times

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