How to say ancient in Japanese

古来^☆【こらいkorai】: ~の noun / adverb / noun:
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored

Example Sentences

彼kare はha 古代史kodaishi のno 分野bun'ya でde 突っ込んだtsukkonda 研究kenkyuu をwo しているshiteiru。: He's doing in-depth research on ancient history.
民主主義minshushugi はha 古代kodai ギリシャGIRISHA にni 始まったhajimatta。: Democracy originated in Ancient Greece.
父chichi はha 古代史kodaishi にni 関心を持っているkanshinwomotteiru。: My father is interested in ancient history.
彼kare はha 船fune でde 何nani 世紀seiki もmo 前mae にni 自分jibun のno 土地tochi をwo 離れたhanareta 古代kodai のno 神様kamisama についてnitsuite のno 話hanashi をwo 聞いていたkiiteita。: He had heard stories about an ancient god who had left his land centuries before by ship.
彼kare はha 古代kodai 神話shinwa にni 基づくmotozuku 小説shousetsu をwo 書いたkaita。: He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.

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