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Meaning of (だい) in Japanese

JLPT 4
Kana Reading
だい
Romaji
dai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    charge; cost; price
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    generation; age; reign
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (geological) era
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number
  • Parts of speech
    counter
    Meaning
    counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    proxy application company


Kanji in this word

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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