Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 代々(だいだい) in Japanese

代々, 代代, 世々, 世世
Kana Reading
だいだい, よよ
Romaji
daidai, yoyo
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
    Example sentence
    神話や伝説は代々語り継がれていくべきだ。 Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation.

Examples of 代々, 代代, 世々, 世世, だいだい, よよ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

世 JLPT 4

5 strokes

generation, world, society, public

On'Yomi: セイ, セ, ソウ

Kun'Yomi: よ, さんじゅう

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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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