JLPT N4 · 5 strokes
Kanji 代: "substitute, change, convert"
The kanji 代 means "substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ダイ, タイ in on'yomi and か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダイタイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 66 of 2,501 |
Common words with 代
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 時代period; epoch; era; age · the times; those days
- 代わりにà la place de, au lieu de · en échange de, en contrepartie
- 代charge; cost; price · generation; age; (school) year; cohort
- 代表representation; representative; delegate; delegation · exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of
- 代わりsubstitute; replacement; substituting; replacing · stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy
- その代わりen revanche, en contrepartie, par contre
- 現代present age; present day; today · modern era; modern times
- 代物article; goods; product · fine thing; fellow; affair; stuff
- 世代generation
- 古代ancient times; distant past; antiquity
- 交代change; alternation; rotation; replacement
- 代償compensation; reparation; indemnification · price (of achieving a goal); cost
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