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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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