旧石器

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★ 2/5 neutral きゅうせっきkyūsekki
読み きゅうせっき
ローマ字 kyūsekki
漢字の分解 旧 (kyū/furu) — old, former; 石 (seki/ishi) — stone; 器 (ki/utsuwa) — tool, vessel
発音 /kjɯː.sek.ki/

意味

Palaeolithic; of or relating to the Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human prehistory characterised by the use of chipped stone tools.

A historical and archaeological noun used primarily in 旧石器時代 (Palaeolithic Age), covering roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 BCE. In Japan, Palaeolithic remains have been found at sites such as Iwajuku in Gunma Prefecture, though the period is less prominently featured in popular culture than the subsequent Jōmon era. Used in academic, educational, and museum contexts.

例文

  1. 旧石器時代の遺跡から石器が多数発見された。
  2. 旧石器人の生活は狩猟と採集を中心としていた。
  3. 日本では旧石器時代の遺物がいくつかの遺跡で確認されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: archaeology, history, education, museums

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

Compound of 旧 (old, former), 石 (stone), and 器 (tool, vessel). The term is a Meiji-era translation of the Western archaeological concept 'Palaeolithic', constructed to match the parallel term 新石器 (Neolithic).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient (prehistoric)

世代: Students and academics

社会的背景: Academic

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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