代 – JLPT N4 Kanji, Kanji for age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages eras etc

代

Strokes: 5

Meanings: age, change, charge, convert, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute
Onyomi: ダイ
Kunyomi: か.わり , かわ.り , しろ
Name Readings: す
JLPT: N4
Grade: 3
Frequency: -
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Story

The kanji 代 combines the person radical (亻) with a component meaning “substitute” or “change,” symbolizing a person acting in place of another. In ancient times, it represented replacement, generation, or serving on behalf of someone. 代 came to mean substitute, era, or generation, capturing change, representation, and succession.

Short Story

A person standing in place of another — 代 means substitute, generation, or era.

Mnemonic

Imagine someone acting on behalf of another or marking a new era — that’s 代, the kanji for replacement, generation, or era.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
世	よ	world, society, public	common JLPT-N1 Noun
代	だい	charge, cost, price	Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
代	しろ	substitution	JLPT-N1 Noun
代理	だいり	representation, agency, proxy	common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
代名詞	だいめいし	pronoun	common JLPT-N2 Noun
代わり	かわり	substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing	common JLPT-N4 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
代表	だいひょう	representation, representative, delegate, delegation	common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
替える	かえる	to replace, to convert, to change	common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
代金	だいきん	price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee	common JLPT-N3 Noun
替わる	かわる	to succeed, to relieve, to replace	common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

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Example Sentences

Example #1

私は兄の代わりに行きます。

わたしはあにのかわりにいきます

watashi wa ani no kawari ni ikimasu

I will go instead of my older brother.

Example #2

代金を払ってください。

だいきんをはらってください

daikin o haratte kudasai

Please pay the fee.

Example #3

友達の代わりに手伝います。

ともだちのかわりにてつだいます

tomodachi no kawari ni tetsudaimasu

I help instead of my friend.

Example #4

時代が変わってきました。

じだいがかわってきました

jidai ga kawatte kimashita

The era has been changing.

Example #5

代わりに掃除をします。

かわりにそうじをします

kawari ni souji o shimasu

I clean instead.

Example #6

代金は現金で払います。

だいきんはげんきんではらいます

daikin wa genkin de haraimasu

I pay the fee in cash.

Example #7

彼の代わりに話します。

かれのかわりにはなします

kare no kawari ni hanashimasu

I speak instead of him.

Example #8

時代の流れを学びます。

じだいのながれをまなびます

jidai no nagare o manabimasu

I learn about the flow of the era.

Example #9

弟の代わりに行動します。

おとうとのかわりにこうどうします

otouto no kawari ni koudou shimasu

I act instead of my younger brother.

Example #10

代わりにこの仕事をやります。

かわりにこのしごとをやります

kawari ni kono shigoto o yarimasu

I will do this job instead.

Example #11

代金をカードで払いました。

だいきんをカードではらいました

daikin o kaado de haraimashita

I paid the fee by card.

Example #12

代わりに何か飲みますか？

かわりになにかのみますか

kawari ni nanika nomimasu ka

Will you drink something instead?

Example #13

代わりに案内します。

かわりにあんないします

kawari ni annai shimasu

I will guide you instead.

Example #14

代わりに手紙を書きます。

かわりにてがみをかきます

kawari ni tegami o kakimasu

I will write the letter instead.

Example #15

代わりに買い物に行きます。

かわりにかいものにいきます

kawari ni kaimono ni ikimasu

I will go shopping instead.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 代

JLPT: n4

Strokes: 5

Grade: 3

Unicode: 4EE3

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