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N4 Kanji 134: 代
Meaning:

In Japanese, 代 means “to replace”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | か |
Onyomi | だい、たい |
How to write it:

Origin:

You can see a man and a timber,the timber is used to tether the animals.
So it should be replaced often.
So 代 stands for “to replace”.

Development:

Vocabulary:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
時代 | じだい | era |
代わり | かわり | instead |
代表 | だいひょう | representative |
現代 | げんだい | present day |
近代 | きんだい | modern |
世代 | せだい | generation |
古代 | こだい | ancient times |
代わる | かわる | to be replaced |
代理 | だいり | surrogate |
交代 | こうたい | change |
年代 | ねんだい | era |
代金 | だいきん | price |
初代 | しょだい | first generation |
代々 | だいだい | hereditary |
代替 | だいたい | alternative |
代用 | だいよう | substitute |
歴代 | れきだい | history |
代行 | だいこう | acting |
代議 | だいぎ | representative |
代償 | だいしょう | price |
代物 | しろもの | substitute |
代謝 | たいしゃ | metabolism |
先代 | せんだい | predecessor |
代価 | だいか | price |
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