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古代人

Reading

Kana: こだいじん
Romaji: kodaijin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

the ancients; ancient people

Kanji

Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person

Example Sentences

古代人(こだいじん)世界(せかい)(たい)らであると(おも)っていた。
➥The ancients conceived of the world as flat.
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古代人(こだいじん)(なか)には太陽(たいよう)(かみ)(かんが)えた(ひと)たちもいた。
➥Some ancient people thought of the sun as their God.
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古代人(こだいじん)たちは地球(ちきゅう)(ひら)たいと(しん)じていた。
➥The ancients believed the earth was flat.
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この壁画(へきが)からは古代人(こだいじん)生活(せいかつ)片鱗(へんりん)(うかが)うことができる。
➥We can get a glimpse of the life style of ancient people from this wall painting.
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