Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 万代(ばんだい) in Japanese

万代, 万世
Kana Reading
ばんだい, まんだい, よろずよ
Romaji
bandai, mandai, yorozuyo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    thousands of years; eternity; all generations
    Example sentence
    一生万代 Wisdom is better than gold or silver.

Examples of 万代, 万世, ばんだい, まんだい, よろずよ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

3 strokes

ten thousand, 10,000

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: よろず

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

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