Meaning of 太古(たいこ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 太古

Kana Reading たいこ

Romaji taiko

Parts of speech

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

ancient times

Examples of 太古, たいこ in a sentence

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.

Related Kanji

太 JLPT 4

4 strokes

plump, thick, big around

On'Yomi: タイ, タ

Kun'Yomi: ふと.い, ふと.る

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古 JLPT 5

5 strokes

old

On'Yomi: コ

Kun'Yomi: ふる.い, ふる-, -ふる.す

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