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Stroke Count
5 Strokes
Radical
人 + 3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings
Kun'yomi: か.(わ)る、か.える、よ、しろ、-がわ.り、か.わる、かわ.り、かわ.る。
On'yomi: ダイ。(Go-on Reading)
タイ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 代

Dictionary Entries for 代

yo
noun
  1. world; society; public
  2. life; lifetime
  3. age; era; period; epoch; generation
  4. reign; rule
  5. the times
  6. world (of existence)

shiro
noun
  1. substitution
  2. material
  3. price
  4. margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something
  5. shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

dai
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.)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 代

Construction of Character for 代

Radicals and parts present in 代
» Part
» Part piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
Origin and construction of 代

Kanji related to 代

  • 使

    便

  • 宿

Meanings in Other Languages for 代

French
  1. substituer, changer, convertir, remplacer, période, âge, ère, génération, montant d'argent, taux, prix, redevance
Portuguese
  1. substituto, mudança, convertido, repor, período, idade, geração, carga, valor, taxa
Spanish
  1. generación, reinado, sustituir, reemplazar, relevar

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