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How to say 'Era' in Japanese | 時代

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The Japanese word for Era is 'Jidai', written as 時代 in Japanese.'Era' in hiragana is じだい.

    word

    時代

    Meaning

    Era

    Reading

    じだい

    jidai

    Kanji

    時Time, Hour 代Substitute, Era

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '時代 (じだい)' refers to a period of time, often characterized by particular events, trends, or cultural aspects. It can be used to describe historical periods, such as the Edo era, or more abstract concepts like the 'digital age'. For example: the Edo era was a peaceful time「江戸時代は平和な時代だった」(えどじだいはへいわなじだいだった). We live in the digital age「私たちはデジタル時代に生きている」(わたしたちはでじたるじだいにいきている). The word can also be used to describe someone's personal 'era' or phase in life, such as 'my student days'「私の学生時代」(わたしのがくせいじだい).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    173

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 時代

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    時

    Meaning

    Time, Hour

  • kanji

    代

    Meaning

    Substitute, Era

Words Related to 時代 Through the Kanji 時

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 時 as well.

  • word

    時々

    Meaning

    Sometimes

  • word

    時

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    何時

    Meaning

    When

  • word

    当時

    Meaning

    Then

  • word

    同時

    Meaning

    Simultaneous

  • word

    時期

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    目覚まし時計

    Meaning

    Alarm clock

  • word

    時点

    Meaning

    Point, Moment

  • word

    時計

    Meaning

    Watch, Clock

  • word

    腕時計

    Meaning

    Watch

  • word

    一時

    Meaning

    Temporarily, Once

  • word

    時差

    Meaning

    Timezone, Jetlag

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    時速

    Meaning

    Speed

  • word

    時給

    Meaning

    Hourly wage

  • word

    時刻

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    日時

    Meaning

    Datetime

  • word

    臨時

    Meaning

    Temporary

  • word

    時折

    Meaning

    Occasionally

  • word

    何時頃

    Meaning

    When

  • word

    戦時

    Meaning

    Wartime

Words Related to 時代 Through the Kanji 代

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 代 as well.

  • word

    代

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    代表

    Meaning

    Representation, Delegate

  • word

    近代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    代わり

    Meaning

    Substitute

  • word

    世代

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    古代

    Meaning

    Ancient, Antiquity

  • word

    代理

    Meaning

    Proxy

  • word

    代わる代わる

    Meaning

    Alternately

  • word

    代わる

    Meaning

    Change, Replace

  • word

    交代

    Meaning

    Alternation, Relief

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    初代

    Meaning

    First generation

  • word

    代名詞

    Meaning

    Pronoun

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'Jidai' means 'Era' .

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