代
か.わる
kawaru
JLPT N45 strokesKanjiLevel 24 - JLPT N4
Quick answer
代 is the kanji for "Age / Fee / Rate". A common reading is か.わる (kawaru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Age / Fee / Rate
Also : Age · Fee · Rate · Etc. · Eras · Change
Readings
kunか.わる/ kawarukunかわ.る/ kawarukunかわ.り/ kawarikunか.わり/ kawarikunがわ.り/ gawarikunが.わり/ gawarikunか.える/ kaerukunよ/ yokunしろ/ shiroonだい/ daionたい/ tai
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 代 represents 'SUBSTITUTE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of substitute.
Reading ·
On-reading: だい — remember this sound by associating it with substitute. Kun-reading: か.わる.
Example Sentences
次の世代に伝えたいです。
つぎのせだいにつたえたいです。
I want to pass it on to the next generation.
代わりに行ってもいいですか？
かわりにいってもいいですか？
May I go in your place?
Vocabulary using 代
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