Japanese symbol for “neolithic”
新石器時代
しんせっきじだい
Romaji: shinsekkijidai
Neolithic; New Stone Age
In Japanese, neolithic is 新石器時代, read しんせっきじだい (shinsekkijidai).
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Meanings
- n Neolithic; New Stone Age
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新しい | あたらしい atarashii | new; novel; fresh |
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 新た | あらた arata | new; fresh; novel |
| 新規 | しんき shinki | new; fresh |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | newcomer; new figure; new member |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 石油 | せきゆ sekiyu | oil; petroleum |
| 宝石 | ほうせき houseki | gem; jewel; precious stone |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon; arms; ordnance |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
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