年代

Japanese

Kanji in this term
年	代

Noun

年代 (hiragana ねんだい, romaji nendai)

1. age, era, period
2. date

Derived terms

年代記 (nendaiki): annals, chronicle, chronology 年代順 (nendaijun): chronological order 年代物 (nendaimono): antique 同年代 (dōnendai): the same generation, coeval 絶対年代 (zettai nendai): absolute age 相対年代 (sōtai nendai): relative age

地質年代 (chishitsu nendai): geological time 放射年代 (hōsha nendai): radiometric age 言語年代学 (gengo-nendaigaku): glottochronology 放射性炭素年代測定 (hōshaseitanso nendai sokutei): radiocarbon dating, carbon-14 dating 放射性炭素年代測定法 (hōshaseitanso nendai sokuteihō): radiocarbon dating

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Korean

Noun

年代 (nyeondae, hangeul 년대)

1. (dependent noun) a period of years such as a decade or century:

   1990년대: the 1990s

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
年代

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ niɛn˧˥tai˥˩ ]

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Noun

年代 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin niándài)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) an age; an era; years; time
2. (Elementary Mandarin) a decade of a century

References

• "年代" (in Mandarin/English), Pleco Dictionary. URL accessed on 2011-02-21.
• "年代" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2011-02-21.