飞鸟时代

Traditional form:

飛鳥時代

Pinyin (reading):

Fēiniǎo Shídài

Definitions:

• Asuka Period in Japanese history (538-710 AD)

Characters:

• 飞 - to fly, to dart; high
• 鸟 - bird
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 飛 - to fly, to dart; high
• 鳥 - bird
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace