【代】(dai, tai, kawari/ instead, starting point, with, by) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N4

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This time, I will introduce the Kanji character 代.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is
・だい　dai
・たい　tai

For example,
・代表　だいひょう　dai-hyou
It means representative
・サッカー日本代表　sakkaa nihon dai-hyou
It means Japan national soccer team

・時代　じだい　ji-dai
It means age, period, era
・黄金時代　おうごんじだい　ou-gon ji-dai
It means golden age

・近代　きんだい　kin-dai
It means modern times
・近代化　きんだいか　kin-dai-ka
It means modernization

・現代　げんだい　gen-dai
It means present-day

・交代　こうたい　kou-tai
It means change, shift
・政権交代　せいけんこうたい　sei-ken kou-tai
It means change of government

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・か-わり　ka-wari
・よ　yo
・しろ　shiro

For example,
・代わり　かわり　ka-wari
It means instead of

・代わる　かわる　ka-waru
It means change, replace

・君が代　きみがよ　kimi-ga-yo
It is the national anthem of Japan

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
But, there is no special reading.

Meanings 

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "代".
・instead
・period, era

Radical

And the radical of this character is 亻　nin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・田代　たしろ　Tashiro
・藤代　ふじしろ　Fujishiro
・八代　やしろ　Yashiro

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 代
・加代子　かよこ　Kayoko
・和代　かずよ　Kazuyo

This kanji is often used in female names.

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 代
・八代 亜紀　やしろあき　Yashiro Aki
She is a singer.

・千代の富士　ちよのふじ　Chiyo-no-Fuji
He was a sumo wrestler.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 代.
・千代田区　Chiyoda-ku
It is Chiyoda word in Tokyo. The Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station are located here.

・代々木　よよぎ　Yoyogi
These are names of places and stations in Tokyo.

Similar

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 代
・伐　ばつ　batsu
It means felling

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 代 in their composition
・袋　たい、ふくろ　tai, fukuro
It means bag, pouch

・貸　たい、か-す　tai, ka-su
It means to lend

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