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代 · substitute, change

代 is a kanji meaning substitute, change, convert, replace. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ダイdai
  • タイtai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かわるkawaru
  • かわるkawaru
  • かわりkawari
  • かわりkawari
  • -がわり-gawari
  • -がわり-gawari
  • かえるkaeru
  • よyo
  • しろshiro

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 代 · 19 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 代
WordReadingMeaningLevel
時代じだいage, period, epoch, eraN4
代わりかわりsubstitute, replacementN4
代えるかえるto exchange, to interchange, to substituteN3
代るかわるto take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted forN3
近代きんだいmodern timesN3
現代げんだいtoday, present-dayN3
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More words that use 代
WordReadingMeaningLevel
代金だいきんprice, costN3
代表だいひょうrepresentative, delegationN3
代理だいりrepresentation, proxy, deputyN3
年代ねんだいage, era, periodN3
お代わりおかわりsecond helping, another cupN2
交代こうたいalternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turnsN2
代名詞だいめいしpronounN2
古代こだいancient timesN1
代わる代わるかわるがわるalternatelyN1
世代せだいgenerationN1
先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generationN1
代弁だいべんspeak for anotherN1
代用だいようsubstitutionN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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