こだい
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. ancient times; distant past; antiquity
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 (20 in total)
This is an ancient law.
The pyramids were built in ancient times.
I wish I could see the ancient world.
You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.
This custom dates from ancient times.
Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.
There's an exhibition of ancient weapons at the museum.
He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.
In ancient times, plagues killed many people.
Rome has a lot of ancient buildings.
Petroleum has been important since ancient times.
Ancient astronomers noticed constellations and gave them names.
That ancient ruin was once a shrine.
I like learning ancient languages.
Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
The problem is one of interpreting these ancient scriptures.
In the days of the ancient Incas, it was the largest city in America.
The history of glass is extremely long, and begins in the ancient Orient.
The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.
It is very difficult to handle the bola, but the ancient Incas were very good at it.