(じだい)

じだい
noun
era, period, age
1. era, period, age
A long and distinct period of history.
It's a building from the Edo period.
It's a work written in the Heian period.
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)()わった
The times have changed.
My student days were fun.
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:

  • 縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい): Jomon period
  • 平安(へいあん)時代(じだい): Heian period
  • 江戸(えど)時代(じだい): Edo period
  • 明治(めいじ)/大正(たいしょう)/昭和(しょうわ)/平成(へいせい)/令和(れいわ)時代(じだい): modern era names

LIFE PERIODS:

  • 子供(こども)時代(じだい): childhood
  • 学生(がくせい)時代(じだい): student days
  • (わか)時代(じだい): one's youth

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 時代(じだい)()わる: times change
  • 時代(じだい)()う: to suit the times
  • 時代(じだい)(おく)れ: outdated, behind the times
  • 時代(じだい)(げき): period drama