Readings
Kun readingか.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、-がわ.り、-が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ Meanings
彼は父親の代役をした。He was substituted for his father.tatoeba 明治時代、羽織は立派な着物の代名詞であった。During the Meiji period, the haori coat was a pronoun for splendid kimono.wiki
- replacement
- substituting
- replacing
- stand-in
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built代
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘperson (人) · arrow (矢)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1080
On Reading Examples
He started his job in his early forties.tatoeba He said he would pay for the dinner.tatoeba He represented the mayor at a ceremony.tatoeba He had to pay a high rent for his farm.tatoeba Kun Reading Examples
My shoes won't bear wearing twice.tatoeba That used refrigerator was a real dog.tatoeba Additional Examples
He went there instead of his father.tatoeba 彼は飛行機による旅行が危険であると考えられていた時代に生きていた。 He lived in the days when air travel was considered dangerous.tatoebaDocuments with a seal on them instead of a kao (written seal mark).wiki The term "myodai" means to act as a person's proxy.wiki 最後のoneは代名詞で幾多の素数の中の一つのもの。 Furthermore, the word "one" that appears at the end is a pronoun referring to a prime number.wiki神道による祖先祭祀において、仏壇に代わる物として登場した。 Soreisha were introduced as an alternative to Buddhist alters in conducting Shinto religious services for ancestors.wikiそれが急速に発達し、権威を失った官印に取って代わることになった。 Kao developed rapidly and took the place of kanin which had lost authority.wikiPractice Writing
Practice Writing 代
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step