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時代
じだい
Common word
N4
Nouns
period; epoch; era; age · the times; those days · oldness; antiquity · antique; period piece
代
だい
N4
Nouns
charge; cost; price · generation; age; school year; cohort; reign · era (geology) · representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) · switchboard number · counter for decades, eras, generations · proxy application company (abbr.) · pronoun (abbr., dictionary use)
代
しろ
N1
Nouns
substitution; replacement · material; substance · price; cost · margin; extra space; allowance · shiro (old land unit)
代表
だいひょう
Common word
N3
Nouns
representative; delegate; representation · typical example; exemplar; model · leader; head · main number; switchboard number
代わり
かわり
Common word
N4
Nouns
substitute; replacement; instead · stand-in; proxy; deputy; alternate · compensation; in return; exchange · another helping; seconds; refill · upcoming program
現代
げんだい
Common word
N3
Nouns
present age; present day; today · modern era; modern times
世代
せだい
Common word
N2
Nouns
generation
年代
ねんだい
Common word
N3
Nouns
period; era; decade; date · age group; generation; age range
代理
だいり
Common word
N2
Nouns
representation; agency; acting on behalf of · representative; deputy; substitute; stand-in
古代
こだい
Common word
N1
Nouns
ancient times; antiquity
交代
こうたい
Common word
N2
Nouns
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift; relief; taking turns
初代
しょだい
Common word
Nouns
first generation; founder; inaugural
代行
だいこう
Common word
N1
Nouns
acting as agent; acting on behalf of; proxy
近代
きんだい
Common word
N3
Nouns
modern times; present day; recent times · early modern period (Japan, Meiji to end of WWII)
代替
だいたい
Common word
Nouns
substitution; replacement · alternative; substitute
歴代
れきだい
Common word
Nouns
successive generations; historical records of successive reigns
次世代
じせだい
Nouns
next generation; future generation
代謝
たいしゃ
Common word
Nouns
metabolism · renewal; regeneration; turnover
代金
だいきん
Common word
N3
Nouns
price; charge; payment
代理人
だいりにん
Common word
Nouns
representative; proxy; agent
代償
だいしょう
Common word
N1
Nouns
compensation; reparation; indemnification · price; cost; sacrifice · paying compensation on someone's behalf · biological compensation; compensatory response · psychological compensation; substitution
代用
だいよう
Common word
N1
Nouns
substitution; using as a substitute
時代遅れ
じだいおくれ
Other
old-fashioned; behind the times; outdated
代打
だいだ
Common word
Nouns
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter · substitute; proxy; stand-in
代々
だいだい
Common word
N1
Adverbs
for generations; from generation to generation; through the ages
代物
しろもの
Nouns
article; goods; product · thing; stuff; affair; fellow · prostitute · price; cost; money
代名詞
だいめいし
Common word
N2
Nouns
pronoun · synonym; classic example; byword
先代
せんだい
Common word
N1
Nouns
previous head of a family; previous generation (of a family); one's (late) father · predecessor · previous age; previous generation (era)
千代
ちよ
Common word
Nouns
thousand years; eternity
代役
だいやく
Common word
Nouns
substitute; stand-in; understudy; double
代弁
だいべん
Common word
N1
Nouns
speak for; act as spokesperson for; represent someone's views or feelings · pay on someone's behalf; payment by proxy; compensation by proxy · act on someone's behalf; carry something out for someone
前代未聞
ぜんだいみもん
Common word
Nouns
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
同年代
どうねんだい
Nouns
same generation; same age group; coeval
身代わり
みがわり
Common word
Nouns
substitute for someone; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
身代金
みのしろきん
Nouns
ransom
代わり
がわり
Suffixes
substitute for; in place of
八千代
やちよ
Common word
Nouns
eternity; forever; very long period · eight thousand years
君が代
きみがよ
Common word
Nouns
imperial reign; the emperor's era · Kimigayo; Japanese national anthem
新陳代謝
しんちんたいしゃ
Common word
Nouns
metabolism · renewal; replacement; regeneration
代議士
だいぎし
Common word
N1
Nouns
parliamentarian; member of a congress; Diet member
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