代 (だい) — generation, charge, era

代だい generation

Frequency #539 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 3 1 character counter noun

dai

だい

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. だい[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

generation
charge
era

Explained in simple Japanese

つかったもののためにはらうお金(かね)。
親(おや)、子(こ)、まごとつづくときのひとつのくぎり。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 代 (24)

時(じ)代(だい) jidai era 代(だい)表(ひょう) daihyou representative 現(げん)代(だい) gendai modern 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(か)わり kawari substitute 代(だい)理(り) dairi representation

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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