代 — substitute, generation, charge

Kanji

〈 6 of 78 〉

Meaning

substitute, generation, charge

Onyomi

ダイ、タイ

Kunyomi

か、よ、しろ

Radical

にんべん
にんべん
person
2
Radical position: hen

Strokes

5

Grade

3

Kodansha

18

Classic Nelson

364

Hint

Guards イ with spears 弋 changing shifts.
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Examples

時代（じだい）
era
現代（げんだい）
modern times
世代（せだい）
generation
10代（じゅうだい）
years between age 10 and 19
70年代（ななじゅうねんだい）
seventies
電気代（でんきだい）
electric utility expenses
代表する（だいひょうする）
represent
交代する（こうたいする）
take turns, alternate
代わる（かわる）
take the place of [v.i.]
代える（かえる）
exchange, replace [v.t.]
明治の代（めいじのよ）
Meiji era
身代金（みのしろきん）
ransom
Stroke 1 Stroke 2 Stroke 3 Stroke 4 Stroke 5

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