How to say 'Generation' in Japanese | 代

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The Japanese word for Generation is 'Dai', written as 代 in Japanese.'Generation' in hiragana is だい.

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代

Meaning

Generation

Reading

だい

dai

Kanji

代Substitute, Era

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '代 (だい)' is used to indicate a generation or era. It is commonly attached to numbers or names to specify a particular generation or time period. For example: the 80s generation「80代」(はちじゅうだい). The Heisei era「平成代」(へいせいだい). This suffix can also be used to refer to a person's age group, such as '20代 (にじゅうだい)' meaning 'in one's 20s'. It is important to note that '代' can also mean 'price' or 'cost' in other contexts, but this is a separate and unrelated meaning.

Part Of Speech

suffix

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

255

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 代

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

代

Meaning

Substitute, Era

Words Related to 代 Through the Kanji 代

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 代 as well.

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時代

Meaning

Era

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現代

Meaning

Modern

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代表

Meaning

Representation, Delegate

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近代

Meaning

Modern

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代わり

Meaning

Substitute

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世代

Meaning

Generation

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古代

Meaning

Ancient, Antiquity

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代理

Meaning

Proxy

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代わる代わる

Meaning

Alternately

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代わる

Meaning

Change, Replace

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交代

Meaning

Alternation, Relief

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年代

Meaning

Era, Age

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代金

Meaning

Payment

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初代

Meaning

First generation

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代名詞

Meaning

Pronoun

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What does 'Dai' (代) mean?

'Dai' means 'Generation' .

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