Japanese symbol for “era”
時代
じだい
Romaji: jidai
period; epoch; era; age
In Japanese, era is 時代, read じだい (jidai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n period; epoch; era; age
- n the times; those days
- n oldness; ancientness; antiquity
- n antique; period piece
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “era”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
| 世紀 | せいき seiki | era |
| 紀元 | きげん kigen | era |
| 世 | よ yo | age; era; period |
| 代 | だい dai | era |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time; season; period |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time; in those days |
| 一時 | いちじ ichiji | one o'clock |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “era”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.