Kanji

代

Meaning

  • substitute
  • change
  • convert
  • replace
  • period
  • age
  • counter for decades of ages,eras,etc.
  • generation
  • charge
  • rate
  • fee

Onyomi

  • dai (ダイ)
  • tai (タイ)

Kunyomi

  • kawaru (かわる)
  • kawaru (かわる)
  • kawari (かわり)
  • kawari (かわり)
  • -gawari (-がわり)
  • -gawari (-がわり)
  • kaeru (かえる)
  • yo (よ)
  • shiro (しろ)

Examples


era
jidai

teenager
dai

代わり
substitute
kawari

nowadays, modern times
gendai

agent, proxy
daikousha

acting on behalf of, being an agent
daikou