Definition of 江戸時代 (えどじだい)

noun
Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
Related Kanji
creek, inlet, bay
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
time, hour
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Example sentences(showing 6 results)

だい
江戸時代
武士
かた
ほん
A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords

しゅうか
習慣
だい
江戸時代
This custom began in the Edo Period

しゅうか
習慣
だい
江戸時代
This custom dates from the Edo period

だい
江戸時代
かんげつ
観月
うた
にん
人気
In the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular

だい
江戸時代
かくはん
各藩
しょうれ
奨励
さく
ぜんこく
全国
かく
各地
ばさんぎょう
地場産業
おこ
興った
Local industry flourished throughout the land in the Edo period thanks to the promotional efforts by each clan

If you watch this TV drama, you will understand the lives of ordinary people in the Edo Age very well