だいじん
Meanings
Noun
1. the ancients; ancient people
Kanji used
old
substitute
person
Pitch accent
いじん
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Composed of
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
Examples (3 in total)
These are the weapons used by the ancients.
The ancients believed the earth was flat.
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.