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代

代: generation

generation; era; replace
5 strokesElementary · Grade 3 (8級)in 119 words here

Readings

On
ダイ・タイ
Kun
かわる・かわる・かわり・かわり・がわり・がわり

だい in compounds: 時代(じだい), 現代(げんだい), 代表(だいひょう). 代わる(かわる) "take the place of"; 代わり(かわり) "substitute".

Stroke order · 5 strokes

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Key words

時代じだいera; period
現代げんだいmodern times
代わりかわりsubstitute; instead
代表だいひょうrepresentative
代金だいきんprice; payment

Example sentences

In my grandfather's day, there were no televisions.

Today I'll cook in place of my mother.

As the class representative, I gave our opinion.

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