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代
JLPT N4 SL3 5 strokes Frequency: #66

Meanings

Substitute, Change, Convert, Replace, Period, Age, Counter For Decades Of Ages, Eras, Etc., Generation, Charge, Rate, Fee

Radicals

δΊ»

Decomposition

βΏ°δΊ»εΌ‹

Etymology

Ideographic: A manΒ δΊ» caughtΒ εΌ‹ by the passing of time

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 hook right-to-left
5 dot right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ダむ dai
γ‚Ώγ‚€ tai
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かわ kawa
γ‚ˆ yo
か ka
しろ shiro

Words Using This Kanji

832 words total
Other (20 words)
ε½“δ»£ιšδΈ€ γ¨γ†γ γ„γšγ„γ„γ‘

the greatest of the day

部長代理 γΆγ‘γ‚‡γ†γ γ„γ‚Š

deputy manager

代葨取締瀾長 γ γ„γ²γ‚‡γ†γ¨γ‚Šγ—γΎγ‚Šγ—γ‚ƒγ‘γ‚‡γ†

company president, with responsibility to represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

ζ°Έδ»£δΎ›ι€Š γˆγ„γŸγ„γγ‚ˆγ†

services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul

希代ζœͺ聞 γγŸγ„γΏγ‚‚γ‚“

unheard-of

旧幕時代 γγ‚…γ†γ°γγ˜γ γ„

the shogunate period

青ζ˜₯時代 γ›γ„γ—γ‚…γ‚“γ˜γ γ„

one's youth

ε›£ε‘ŠδΈ–δ»£ だんかいせだい

the babyboomers

千代万代 γ‘γ‚ˆγ‚ˆγ‚γšγ‚ˆ

for ever and ever

千代万代 γ‘γ‚ˆγ‚ˆγ‚γšγ‚ˆ

for ever and ever

当代第一 とうだいだいいけ

the greatest of the day

θ­œδ»£η›ΈδΌ ちだいそうでん

hereditary succession

不遇時代 γ΅γγ†γ˜γ γ„

one's dark days

δΈ€δ»£εˆ†ι™ いけだいぢんげん

new money

依代 γ‚ˆγ‚Šγ—γ‚

object representative of a divine spirit

昼食代 けゅうしょくだい

lunch price

締め代 しめしろ

interference

θ¦ͺ代代 γŠγ‚„γ γ„γ γ„

inheritance

θ¦ͺ代代 γŠγ‚„γ γ„γ γ„

inheritance

黄金時代 γŠγ†γ”γ‚“γ˜γ γ„

golden age