Meaning of 十代 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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十代, １０代, 十台
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Kana Readingじゅうだい
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Romajijūdai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- the teens (10-19); teenage
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- the tenth generation
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Example Sentences
十代, １０代, 十台, じゅうだい used in context
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She got married in her teens.
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He could swim across the river when he was in his teens.
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A group of teenagers robbed me of my money.
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Teenagers want to be independent of their parents.
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That's par for the course with teenagers.
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Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.
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pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
On: ダイ, タイ
Kun: うてな, われ, つかさ
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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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