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代

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ダイ
  • タイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • 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
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#30
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

  • ⺅
  • 弋

Common Words

  • 代しろNoun
    substitution
  • 代表だいひょうNoun
    representation, representative, delegate
  • 時代じだいNoun
    period, epoch, era
  • 世代せだいNoun
    generation
  • 現代げんだいNoun
    present age, present day, today
  • 交代こうたいNoun
    change, alternation, rotation
  • 代理だいりNoun
    representation, agency, proxy
  • 近代きんだいNoun
    present day, modern times, recent times

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