Used when something serves as a substitute or stands in for something else. Often appears in compounds like 代わり (かわり).
This part can be used as a substitute for the genuine one.
Refers to the physical material or substance something is made of. Common in contexts like construction or manufacturing.
この建物の代は主に木です。
The material of this building is mainly wood.
Used to indicate the monetary value or price of something. Often seen in commercial or transactional contexts.
この商品の代はいくらですか。
How much is the price of this product?
margin; extra space; allowance
Refers to the extra area or space needed for something, such as a margin for stapling or an allowance for fitting. Often used in practical, physical contexts.
書類を綴じるために、左側に代を取ってください。
Please leave a margin on the left side for binding the documents.
shiro (old land unit)
Archaic unit of land area, approximately 19.83 square meters, one-fiftieth of a tan. No longer in common use.
See also: 反 (たん)
江戸時代の土地の広さは代で表されることがあった。
In the Edo period, land area was sometimes expressed in shiro.
dividing up a fishing catch
article; goods; product · thing; stuff; affair; fellow · prostitute · price; cost; money
yorishiro; object housing a kami; spirit vessel
curtain separating central room from aisles (palatial-style architecture)
representation of a sacred object; substitute effigy · paper doll for purification; hitogata
overlap width; pasting margin · leeway; elbowroom; allowance
rice nursery; seedling bed
Ophidion asiro; cusk eel species
snowmelt water; meltwater from snow
puddling a rice field; preparing a flooded paddy for planting
machining allowance; cutting stock