代
substitute · change · convert · replace · period · age · counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. · generation · charge · rate · fee
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
person + 弋
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of person and phonetic. Substitute for person.
Symbolism
Generation, proxy, era. Represents succession and transition.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Village life
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
暗黒時代
あんこくじだい
Dark Ages; dark age; Dark Ages
黄金時代
おうごんじだい
golden age; golden age
三百代言
さんびゃくだいげん
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; pettifogging lawyer
時代錯誤
じだいさくご
anachronism; anachronism
新陳代謝
しんちんたいしゃ
renewal; replacement; regeneration; renewal
前代未聞
ぜんだいみもん
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); unheard-of
万代不易
ばんだいふえき
eternity; perpetuity; eternity
一世一代
いっせいちだい
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime; once in a lifetime
世代交代
せだいこうたい
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; alternation of generations
当代随一
とうだいずいいち
the greatest of the day; the greatest of the day
永代供養
えいたいくよう
services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul; services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul
当代無双
とうだいむそう
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present; being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
万劫末代
まんごうまつだい
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; eternity
Proverbs & Idioms
代わりがない
かわりがない
Irreplaceable
Too valuable to substitute
Poetry
ちはやぶる 神代もきかず 竜田川 からくれなゐに 水くくるとは
Poem #17 from Hyakunin Isshu
朝ぼらけ 宇治の川霧 たえだえに あらはれわたる 瀬々の網代木
Poem #64 from Hyakunin Isshu