上代

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Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(上代) 		上 代

Pronunciation

Noun

上代

  1. previous generation; former generations

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 代
じょう
Grade: 1 		だい
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

上(じょう)代(だい) • (jōdai) ←じやうだい (zyaudai)?

  1. ancient times
    1. (history, especially literary history and historical linguistics) a period in Japanese history, usually the Nara period (corresponding to Old Japanese)
      Synonym: 奈良時代 (Nara jidai)
  2. (nominal) retail price

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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