じやうだい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じやうだい – see the following entry.
上代じょうだい
[noun] ancient times
[noun] (history, especially literary history and historical linguistics) a period in Japanese history, usually the Nara period (corresponding to Old Japanese)
[noun] (nominal) retail price
(This term, じやうだい (zyaudai), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)