noun

  1. period, epoch, era, age.
  2. the times, those days.
  3. oldness, ancientness, antiquity.
  4. antique, period piece. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
時代 じだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

time, hour
ジ とき と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)