漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 35 strokesRadical
On
ダイ・タイ
Kun
か(わる)・か(える)・よ・しろ
Meaning
to substitute, generation, fee

Origin

ORIGIN

亻 (person) + 弋 (sound) — one person replacing another: 'to substitute', and also 'generation' or 'fee'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ダイ代理・世代・現代
タイ代謝・交代
かわる代わる・代わり

Compare: 換わる・替わる・変わる

かえる代える

Compare: 換える・替える・変える

代・神代
しろ代物・苗代

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 時代じだい

    era, period

  • 代金だいきん

    price, charge

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

わたしが かわりに 行きます。

I will go in your place.

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