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Meaning of 代(しろ) in Japanese

代
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
しろ
Romaji
shiro
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    substitution
    Example sentence
    弁償代きっちり耳そろえて払わんかい。 Will you pay off the damages in full on the dot?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    material
    Example sentence
    安倍内閣は、第９０代の内閣総理大臣に指名された安倍晋三が２００６年９月２６日に発足させた内閣である。 The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    price
    Example sentence
    料金には箱代は含みません。 The price does not include the box.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something
    Example sentence
    両家の何代にもわたる不和を解消するために、両家の指導者を会わせるべきだ。 Both leaders should be brought together to bring down the curtain on generations of feuding between the two clans.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)
    Example sentence
    夕食代は私に払わせて下さい。 Let me pay for the dinner.

Examples of 代, しろ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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