縄 文(じょうもん)時 代(じだい)

じょうもんじだい

noun

Jomon period

1. Jomon period (approx. 14,000-300 BCE)

The earliest major period of Japanese prehistory, characterized by hunter-gatherer societies and distinctive cord-marked pottery. The name comes from the rope-like patterns (縄目(なわめ)文様(もんよう)) pressed into the pottery.

縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)の土器(どき)が発見(はっけん)された。

Pottery from the Jomon period was discovered.

縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)の人々(ひとびと)は狩猟(しゅりょう)採集(さいしゅう)で生活(せいかつ)していた。

People of the Jomon period lived by hunting and gathering.

青森県(あおもりけん)の三内丸山遺跡(さんないまるやまいせき)は縄文(じょうもん)時代(じだい)を代表(だいひょう)する遺跡(いせき)の一(ひと)つだ。

The Sannai-Maruyama site in Aomori Prefecture is one of the most representative sites of the Jomon period.

Usage

A fundamental term in Japanese history education. The Jomon period is followed by the 弥生(やよい)時代(じだい) (Yayoi period), which introduced rice farming.

Related words

縄文(じょうもん)土器(どき): Jomon pottery — the cord-marked pottery that gives the period its name
土偶(どぐう): clay figurine — iconic Jomon artifacts
貝塚(かいづか): shell mound — archaeological sites where Jomon people discarded shells

Similar words

弥生(やよい)時代(じだい): Yayoi period (approx. 300 BCE-300 CE) — the next period, marked by rice cultivation and metalworking
旧石器(きゅうせっき)時代(じだい): Paleolithic period — the period before Jomon

Related Words

Compare: 弥生時代(やよいじだい) (Yayoi period)

Related: 縄文(じょうもん)土器(どき) (Jomon pottery)

Related: 土偶(どぐう) (clay figurine)

Related: 貝塚(かいづか) (shell mound)

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Added 2026.3.23 15:26 · Revised 2026.10.5 11:11

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