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[だい()]
dai
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter

English Meaning(s) for 代

noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. charge; cost; price
  2. generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign
  3. era
  4. a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) (after someone's name or title)
  5. switchboard number (used after a phone number)
counter
  1. counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
  2. counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
  3. proxy application company
noun
  1. pronoun (used in dictionaries, etc.)

Definition and Synonyms for 代

Monetary Value the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
Synonyms: コスト, プライス, , , , お代, 代価, 代金, 価格, 価額, , , , 値打ち, 値段, 入り, 入る, 入る, 入用, 入り用, 勘定, 定価, 御代, 必要経費, 払い, 払う, , 料金, 時価, , 用度, 相場, 経費, 買値, 費え, 費える, 費用, 通貨価値
Paddy Field an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
Synonyms: , , , 小田, 水田, 泥田, , 田んぼ, 田地, 稲田
Alternate someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms: , , , 代わり, 代わり, 代人, 代役, 代り役, 代理, 代理人, 代理者, 後任, 後釜, 換える, 替え, 替わる, 替え玉, 補欠, 身代わり
Cost the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
Synonyms: かかる, コスト, , , , 代価, 代金, 入用, 入り用, 勘定, 失費, 必要経費, 掛かり, 掛かり, , , , 経費, 費え, 費える, 費用
Terms the amount of money needed to purchase something
Synonyms: プライス, , , , お代, 代価, 代金, 価格, 価額, , , , 値段, ,
Charge the price charged for some article or service
Synonyms: チャージ, プライス, , , , 代価, 代金, , 価格, , , , 値段, , 料金, , 課金
Fee a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
Synonyms: , , , 代金, 値段, 勘定, 料金
Era a major division of geological time
Synonyms: , 世紀, , , 時代
Era an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Synonyms: , 世紀, , , 時代

Meanings for each kanji in 代

» substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee

Categories 代 is a member of

Value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
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Field a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
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Backup Man someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
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Expenditure money paid out
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Cost the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
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Geologic Time the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
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Fixed Costs a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 代

Sample Sentences for 代

My family came to live in Tokyo in my great-grandfather's time.
The report revealed that many teenagers are alcoholics.
He said he would pay for the dinner.
Hers is a respectable family with a long history behind it.
He was still in his teens when he founded a company.

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