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上古

上古

Chinese

 
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
ancient; old
simp. and trad.
(上古)

Noun

上古

  1. the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times
    上古漢語 / 上古汉语   shànggǔ hànyǔ   Old Chinese

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

上古 (hiragana じょうこ, romaji jōko)

  1. the distant past, ancient times

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

上古 (sanggo) (hangeul 상고)

  1. Hanja form? of 상고, “the distant past, ancient times”.