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N1 Noun, No-adjective

古代(こだい)ancient times

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      ancient times, distant past, antiquity

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    古代 【こだい】

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      この物語(ものがたり)古代(こだい)から(かた)()がれています。

      This story has been passed down since ancient times. {ancient times}

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      古代(こだい)とは、一般(いっぱん)(てき)原始時代(げんしじだい)中世(ちゅうせい)(あいだ)である。

      Ancient times are generally considered to be the period between the primitive era and the Middle Ages. {ancient times}

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      日本(にほん)()授業(じゅぎょう)で、奈良(なら)時代(じだい)平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)などの古代(こだい)について(まな)んだ。

      In my Japanese history class, I learned about ancient times such as the Nara and Heian periods. {ancient times}

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      古代(こだい)海上(かいじょう)貿易(ぼうえき)では、海賊(かいぞく)による被害(ひがい)(あと)()たなかったのだとか。

      In ancient maritime trade, it is said that damages caused by pirates were incessant. {ancient times}

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      古代(こだい)(さか)えたこの(まち)も、(いま)となっては建物(たてもの)という建物(たてもの)(さび)れています。

      This town, which flourished in ancient times, now every building is in a state of decay. {ancient times}

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