太古

たいこ

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective ancient times; prehistoric times

Kanji

• 太 thick. Read as タイ.
• 古 old. Read as コ.

Example sentences

• 人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。
  People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.
• 太古の昔、恐竜は死に絶えた。
  Dinosaurs became extinct a very long time ago.

Words containing 太古

• 太古代 (たいこだい) Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era

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