代 — substitute, change, convert

かわり代 substitute

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 5 strokes

U+4EE3 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #66 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1080 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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substitute
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period
age
counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
generation
charge
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か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

代(か) わり kawari substitute 代(か) わる kawaru to take the place of 代(か) える kaeru to replace

たい・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

時(じ) 代(だい) jidai era 代(だい) 表(ひょう) daihyou representative 代(だい) dai generation 年(ねん) 代(だい) nendai era 世(せ) 代(だい) sedai generation 近(きん) 代(だい) kindai modern era 代(だい) 理(り) dairi representation 古(こ) 代(だい) kodai ancient times

よ yo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

君(きみ) が代(よ) kimigayo Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem) 千(ち) 代(よ) 田(だ) chiyoda Chiyoda (place name)

しろ shiro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

代(しろ) 物(もの) shiromono thing

Appears in idioms

前代未聞四字熟語

before, substitute, not yet, hear

時代錯誤四字熟語

time, substitute, confused, mistake

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

亻 person (left form)

弋 ceremony

Used as component in (2)

かし貸 lend ふくろ袋 sack

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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代 — substitute, change, convert

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word

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

たい・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

よ yo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しろ shiro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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代 — substitute, change, convert

Meanings

word

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

たい ・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

よ yo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しろ shiro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (2)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

たい・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).