Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 初代(しょだい) in Japanese

初代
Kana Reading
しょだい
Romaji
shodai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    first generation; founder
    Example sentence
    それはアメリカの初代大統領にちなんで名づけられた。 It was named after the first American president.

Examples of 初代, しょだい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

初 JLPT 3

7 strokes

first time, beginning

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め

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代 JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: 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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