How to say "Generation" in Japanese | 代

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Generation" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Generation" is "Dai", written in japanese as "代".

Here's a more detailed 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.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "代" means "Substitute" and "Era" and can be read as "Dai" and "Ka"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Dai" mean in japanese?

"Dai" means "Generation" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "か" is read as "ka".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.