時代(じだい)

じだい
noun
era, period, age
time-general
1. era, period, age
A long and distinct period of history.
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)の建物(たてもの)です。
It's a building from the Edo period.
平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)に書(か)かれた作品(さくひん)だ。
It's a work written in the Heian period.
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)には多(おお)くの文化(ぶんか)が生(う)まれ、今(いま)の日本(にほん)にも影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えている。
Many cultural traditions were born in the Edo period and continue to influence Japan today.
2. times, days
The conditions or circumstances of a particular period.
時代(じだい)が変(か)わった。
The times have changed.
学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)は楽(たの)しかった。
My student days were fun.
子供(こども)時代(じだい)に読(よ)んだ本(ほん)のことを、大人(おとな)になっても覚(おぼ)えている。
I still remember the books I read in my childhood, even as an adult.

時代(じだい) refers to a historical era or a period in one's life.

Historical eras

Life periods

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Compare: 時期(じき) (time, period, season)
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