こだい
Meanings
Noun
1. 時代区分のひとつ。主に文明社会において、史料が確認できるようになった時期から、概ね封建的階層社会が形成されるまでを指す。
2. 大昔。
Pitch accent
だい
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
Examples (19 in total)
This is an ancient law.
The pyramids were built in ancient times.
I wish I could see the ancient world.