上じょう代だい語ご

noun

ancient language; ancient word

General term for words or language from ancient times, not limited to Japanese.

• 上じょう代だい語ごの研けん究きゅうは文ぶん献けんが少すくなく難むずかしい。

  Research on ancient languages is difficult because there are few documents.

noun

Old Japanese

In linguistics, specifically refers to the Japanese language from the late 6th century to the end of the Nara period.

• 上じょう代だい語ごとしての日本にほん語ごは、万まん葉よう集しゅうなどで見みられる。

  Old Japanese as an ancient language can be seen in works like the Man'yōshū.