I Love Kanji代
代 – substitute, change, convert
5 strokesTaught in grade 3#66 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary
The kanji 代 means substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダイ、タイ (dai, tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、-がわ.り、-が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ (kawaru, kawaru, kawari, kawari, gawari, gawari, kaeru, yo, shiro). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ダイ | dai |
| On’yomi | タイ | tai |
| Kun’yomi | か.わる | kawaru |
| Kun’yomi | かわ.る | kawaru |
| Kun’yomi | かわ.り | kawari |
| Kun’yomi | か.わり | kawari |
| Kun’yomi | -がわ.り | gawari |
| Kun’yomi | -が.わり | gawari |
| Kun’yomi | か.える | kaeru |
| Kun’yomi | よ | yo |
| Kun’yomi | しろ | shiro |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 化・弋.
Words using 代
時代じだいperiod代わりかわりsubstitute代だいcharge代るかわるto succeed近代きんだいpresent day現代げんだいpresent age代金だいきんprice代表だいひょうrepresentation代理だいりrepresentation年代ねんだいage代えるかえるto replace交代こうたいchange代名詞だいめいしpronounお代わりおかわりanother helping古代こだいancient times世代せだいgeneration先代せんだいprevious generation (of a family)代弁だいべんspeaking by proxy代用だいようsubstitution代る代るかわるがわるalternately
Example sentences
二つ折りにしたクッションを枕代わりに、僕はフローリングの上にカーペットを敷いただけの固い床へと横になる。
Using a doubled-up cushion in place of a pillow I lie down on the hard wooden floor with nothing but a carpet spread over it.
Kanji with the same radical
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