Chinese edit

ancient; old
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
simp. and trad.
(古代)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

古代

  1. antiquity; ancient times
    古代歷史古代历史  ―  gǔdài lìshǐ  ―  ancient history
    古代文獻古代文献  ―  gǔdài wénxiàn  ―  ancient documents
    古代建築古代建筑  ―  gǔdài jiànzhù  ―  ancient architecture

Synonyms edit

  • (attributive)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (古代):

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(だい) (kodai-na (adnominal ()(だい) (kodai na), adverbial ()(だい) (kodai ni))

  1. (archaic) antique, old-fashioned
  2. (colloquial) ancient

Noun edit

()(だい) (kodai

  1. ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

古代 (godae) (hangeul 고대)

  1. Hanja form? of 고대 (antiquity).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

古代

  1. chữ Hán form of cổ đại (ancient).