Kanji details for 代

代
 
Uses 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3

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substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
KUN:
  • か.わる
    ka.waru
  • かわ.る
    kawa.ru
  • かわ.り
    kawa.ri
  • か.わり
    ka.wari
  • -がわ.り
    -gawa.ri
  • -が.わり
    -ga.wari
  • か.える
    ka.eru
  • よ
    yo
  • しろ
    shiro
ON:
  • ダイ
    dai
  • タイ
    tai
Nanori:
  • す
    su
Written with 5 strokes
Taught in grade 3
Radicals:
化 、弋
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noun (temporal), noun
1.
period, epoch, era, age
2.
the times, those days
3.
oldness, ancientness, antiquity
4.
antique, period piece(abbreviation)
See also:時代物

noun, no-adjective
1.
substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing
2.
stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor
noun
3.
compensation, exchange, return(usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.)
See also:代わりに
4.
another helping, second helping, seconds, refill(usu. as お代わり)
5.
upcoming program, upcoming programme(abbreviation)(esp. 替わり, 替り)
Other readings:
替わり【かわり】
、
代り【かわり】
、
替り【かわり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model
noun
2.
switchboard number, main number(abbreviation)
See also:代表番号

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
•
nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

noun
•
price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

noun
•
age, era, period, date

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to replace(usu. 替える)
2.
to exchange, to interchange(usu. 換える)
3.
to substitute(usu. 代える)
All readings:
換える【かえる】
、
替える【かえる】
、
代える【かえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
Other readings:
交替【こうたい】
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