代

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

On'yomi
ダイ、タイ
Kun'yomi
か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、-がわ.り、-が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ
Strokes
5
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#66 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

代
  • 時代じだいperiod
  • 代表だいひょうrepresentation
  • 現代げんだいpresent age
  • 世代せだいgeneration
  • 近代きんだいpresent day
  • 代理だいりrepresentation
  • 交代こうたいchange
  • 代わりかわりsubstitute

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