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Grade 3JLPT N4

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

5 strokes · frequency rank #66

On
ダイ、タイ
Kun
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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Common words

  1. だいひょうrepresentation; representative; delegate; delegation1
    • Monet's art is representative of Impressionism.

    • Our representative argued against the new tax plan.

    • On behalf of my classmates, let me say a few words of thanks to you.

  2. じだいperiod; epoch; era; age2
    • It was now a race against time.

    • Keep up with the times.

    • We live in the atomic age.

  3. せだいgeneration3
    • Those men are of a generation.

    • You belong to the next generation.

    • It is said that the younger generation today is apathetic.

  4. げんだいpresent age; present day; today4
    • I must admit I don't like much contemporary music.

    • In modern times we have gone through two world wars as the end result of international disputes.

    • He's the Bach of today.

  5. こうたいchange; alternation; rotation; replacement5
    • We took turns driving the car.

    • Let's take turns at running.

    • We took turns driving.

  6. だいりrepresentation; agency; proxy6
    • He will be my deputy while I am away.

    • I'm engaged tomorrow, so I've arranged for someone else to take my place.

    • He substituted for his father.

  7. きんだいpresent day; modern times; recent times7
    • Tom appreciates modern art.

    • Among modern novels, this is the best.

    • Modern technology gives us many things.

  8. かわりsubstitute; replacement; substituting; replacing8
    • Instead of going myself, I sent a letter.

    • Using a doubled-up cushion in place of a pillow I lie down on the hard wooden floor with nothing but a carpet spread over it.

    • He went in place of me.

  9. だいこうacting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for9
    • He is acting for the chief director.

  10. だいぎrepresenting others in a conference10

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