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大化前代 (たいかぜんだい, taikazendai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大たい化か前ぜん代だい

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Meanings

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pre-Taika period

historical term

Historical term referring to the period in the 6th and 7th centuries before the Taika Reform (645 CE). Used in academic or historical contexts.

大たい化か前ぜん代だいの政せい治じ体たい制せいについて研けん究きゅうし

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I am researching the political system of the pre-Taika period.

Kanji

大large, big
化change, take the form of, influence
前in front, before
代substitute, change, convert

Related words

大たい化かの改かい新しん
The Taika Reform itself, the event that marks the end of the 大化前代 period.

Built from

大たい化か+前ぜん代だい

Etymology

From 大化 (Taika, the era name of the reform) + 前代 (previous era). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term is a modern historiographical label.