代 Kanji – substitute

The Japanese kanji 代 can mean substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Onyomi: ダイ, タイ
Kunyomi: かわる, かわる, かわり, かわり, -がわり, -がわり, かえる, よ, しろ
Romaji: dai, tai, kawaru, kawari, gawari, kaeru, yo, shiro
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 66

How is 代 read?

代 has the onyomi readings ダイ, タイ and the kunyomi readings かわる, かわる, かわり, かわり, -がわり, -がわり, かえる, よ, しろ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as dai, tai, kawaru, kawari, gawari, kaeru, yo, shiro.

Common Japanese Words Using 代

These common Japanese words contain 代. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 一代(いちだい) — generation, lifetime, age
  • 永代(えいたい) — permanence, eternity
  • 黄金時代(おうごんじだい) — golden age
  • 学生時代(がくせいじだい) — student days
  • 近代(きんだい) — present day, modern times, recent times
  • 近代的(きんだいてき) — modern
  • 現代(げんだい) — present age, present day, today
  • 古代(こだい) — ancient times, distant past, antiquity
  • 江戸時代(えどじだい) — Edo period (1603-1868)
  • 時代(じだい) — period, epoch, era, age

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