Meaning of 代 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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代JLPT 1
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Kana Readingしろ
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Romajishiro
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- substitution
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- Parts of speech
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- material
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- Parts of speech
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- price
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- Parts of speech
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- margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something
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- Parts of speech
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- shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)
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Example Sentences
代, しろ used in context
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Will you pay off the damages in full on the dot?
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安倍内閣は、第９０代の内閣総理大臣に指名された安倍晋三が２００６年９月２６日に発足させた内閣である。
The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.
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The price does not include the box.
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両家の何代にもわたる不和を解消するために、両家の指導者を会わせるべきだ。
Both leaders should be brought together to bring down the curtain on generations of feuding between the two clans.
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Let me pay for the dinner.
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How much is your monthly gas bill?
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Kanji found in this word
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On: ダイ, タイ
Kun: 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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