Japanese Kanji
代dai
substitute · change · convert
Grade 3 · JLPT N3 · 5 strokes
Substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee.
代 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N3 (intermediate) level. With 5 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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