The kanji 代: meaning, readings and stroke order
代
- Meaning
- replace, era
- On reading
- ダイ dai、タイ tai
- Kun reading
- か(わる) kawaru、か(える) kaeru、よ yo、しろ shiro
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 人 man, human
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- thay thế, thời đại (đại)
- Japanese
- かわりに なる。じだい。
- Korean
- 대신, 시대 (대)
- Chinese
- 代替、时代
Readings, words and example sentences
ダイ dai · on reading
時代
era, age
むかしの 時代の 話です。
This is a story from long, long ago.
タイ tai · on reading
交代
taking turns
二人で 交代して 走ります。
The two of us take turns running.
か(わる) kawaru · kun reading
代わる
to take someone's place
兄に 代わって 電話に 出ます。
I answer the phone for my big brother.
か(える) kaeru · kun reading
代える
to change, to swap
言葉を 代えて 話します。
I say it in other words.
よ yo · kun reading · less common
代
reign, generation
王の 代が かわりました。
A new king began to rule.
しろ shiro · kun reading · less common
代物
thing, item
これは めずらしい 代物です。
This is a rare thing.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.