代 (kawaru) Kanji Meaning: "Generation" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N4100 of 1665 strokes

Drawing: One person leaves the post and the next takes over: a new generation.

代 means generation

substitute, fee

One person leaves the post and the next takes over: a new generation.

On'yomi

  • ダイdai
  • タイtai

Kun'yomi

  • かわ(る)kawaru
  • か(わり)kawari
  • が(わり)gawari
  • か(える)kaeru
  • よyo
1 more
  • しろshiro

How it's built

  • 亻person
  • 弋stake

Common words

  • 世代せだいgeneration
  • 代用だいようsubstitution
  • 代行だいこうacting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf
  • 古代こだいancient times; distant past

Through history

  1. Seal script form of 代Seal
  2. Today

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