上じょう代だい語ごMeaningsNoun1. ancient language; ancient word2. Old Japanese; Japanese as spoken from the end of the 6th century to the end of the Nara periodKanji used上above代substitute語languagePitch accentじょうだいごComposed of上じょう代だいancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail priceNoun語ごword; term; language; speechNoun