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    3. 古代

    古代

    古こ代だい

    ancient times

    N1KMT4News #6+1CoreNoun, ParticleHistoryKanji Vocab10 strokes

    こだい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    ancient times, distant past, antiquity

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    これは古こ代だいの遺い跡せきです。

    This is an ancient ruin.

    KMT3History
    古こ代だいの人ひと々びとはどのように暮なくらしていたのだろう。

    I wonder how ancient people lived.

    KMT4HistoryDaily Life
    古こ代だいエジプトでは、ピラミッドが建けん設せつされた。

    In ancient Egypt, pyramids were constructed.

    KMT4History
    日に本ほんの古こ代だい史しは、神しん話わと伝でん説せつに満みちている。

    Japan's ancient history is full of myths and legends.

    KMT5HistoryCulture & Traditions
    古こ代だい文ぶん明めいの謎なぞは、今いまも多おおくの研けん究きゅう者しゃを魅み了りょうしている。

    The mysteries of ancient civilizations still fascinate many researchers.

    KMT6HistoryScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    古
    ふる.い・ふる-・-ふる.す…(2)
    old
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
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