古代

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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
  • (attributive)

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (古代):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
古 代
こ
Grade: 2		 だい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Adjective

    古(こ)代(だい) • (kodai) -na (adnominal 古(こ)代(だい)な (kodai na), adverbial 古(こ)代(だい)に (kodai ni))

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

    Noun

    古(こ)代(だい) • (kodai) 

    1. ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

    Derived terms
    • 古代語 (kodaigo): ancient language
    • 古代史 (kodaishi): ancient history
    • 古代紫 (kodaimurasaki): reddish-purple
    • 古代人 (kodaijin): the ancients, ancient people
    • 古代米 (kodaimai): ancient rice varieties, wild rice
    • 古代裂れ (kodaigire): ancient cloth fragment
    • 古代エジプト (kodai ejiputo): ancient Egypt
    • 古代オリンピック (kodai orinpikku): ancient Olympics
    • 古代ギリシャ, 古代希臘 (kodai girisha): ancient Greece
    • 古代ギリシア (kodai girishia): ancient Greece
    • 古代ローマ (kodai rōma): ancient Rome
    • 古代中国 (kodai chūgoku): ancient China
    • 古代文明 (kodai bunmei): ancient civilization
    • 太古代 (taikodai): Archean

    References
    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
    Hanja in this term
    古代

    Noun

    古代 • (godae) (hangeul 고대)

    1. Hanja form? of 고대 (“antiquity”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    古代

    Adjective

    古代

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