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Zach

奈良時代

平城時代、 寧楽時代

Reading

Kana: ならじだい
Romaji: narajidai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Nara period (710-794 CE)

Kanji

Readings: ナ、 ナイ、 ダイ、 いかん、 からなし
Meanings: Nara, what?
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
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: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace
Readings: ジョウ、 しろ
Meaning: castle
Readings: ネイ、 むし.ろ
Meanings: rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease