上古

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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
 
 ancient; old
simp. and trad.
(上古) 		上 古

Pronunciation

Noun

上古

  1. the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
    上古漢語／上古汉语  ―  shànggǔ hànyǔ  ―  Old Chinese

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
上 古
じょう
Grade: 1 		こ
Grade: 2
goon kan'on
 上古 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

上(じょう)古(こ) • (jōko) ←じやうこ (zyauko)?

  1. the distant past, ancient times
    Coordinate terms: 中古 (chūko), 近古 (kinko)

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
上古

Noun

上古 • (sanggo) (hangeul 상고)

  1. Hanja form? of 상고 (“the distant past, ancient times”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
上古

Noun

上古

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