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
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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