縄文時代

じょうもんじだい

Meanings

1. Noun Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

Kanji

• 縄 rope. Read as ジョウ.
• 文 text. Read as モン.
• 時 time
• 代 era. Read as ダイ.

Words containing 縄文時代

• 続縄文時代 (ぞくじょうもんじだい) post-Jōmon period (mainly Hokkaido; 3rd to 7th century BCE)
• 先縄文時代 (せんじょうもんじだい) pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)

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