代 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 代 mean?
To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
How to read 代?
Kunyomi... かわる/kawaru,かえる/kaeru,よ/yo,しろ/shiro
Onyomi... ダイ/dai,タイ/tai
jinmeikun... toshi, nori, yori,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 4EE3 代 (For HTML use) |
代 / related names
- Name:
- sayo
- Katakana:
- サヨ
- Name:
- akiyo
- Katakana:
- アキヨ
- Kanji:
- 明代
- Meaning:
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- 明Bright. The state of being illuminated by light and seeing clearly. A hopeful and positive attitude. A detailed understanding of things. To be clear. To distinguish. Smart. Wise. Light. To light up.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- miyori
- Katakana:
- ミヨリ
- Kanji:
- 美代利
- Meaning:
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- 美Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- 利Sharp. Smart. Wise. Good at work. Good. Useful. Convenient. (blade) sharp. To be sharp. To make a profit. To say things.
- Name:
- yukimi
- Katakana:
- ユキミ
- Name:
- michiyo
- Katakana:
- ミチヨ
- Kanji:
- 美千代
- Meaning:
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- 美Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.
- 千Thousand. Kanji character for the number 1000 (thousand).A unit of number. A large number. Many. Various appearances.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- daiki
- Katakana:
- ダイキ
- Name:
- kiyoichi
- Katakana:
- キヨイチ
- Kanji:
- 喜代一
- Meaning:
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- 喜Joy. Happy feeling. Desirable. Good. To celebrate. Feeling of celebration. Congratulations. Happiness. To like. To enjoy.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- 一One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
- Name:
- nobuyo
- Katakana:
- ノブヨ
- Name:
- mitsuyo
- Katakana:
- ミツヨ
- Kanji:
- 弥代
- Meaning:
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- 弥It's been a long time. Distant. Extensive, pervasive. Passing time. Big. To mend. To sew. To put away. To stop. To finish. Finally. More and more. Further.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- miyori
- Katakana:
- ミヨリ
- Kanji:
- 美代里
- Meaning:
-
- 美Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- tomoyo
- Katakana:
- トモヨ
- Name:
- chiyo
- Katakana:
- チヨ
- Name:
- chiyo
- Katakana:
- チヨ
- Kanji:
- 千代
- Meaning:
-
- 千Thousand. Kanji character for the number 1000 (thousand).A unit of number. A large number. Many. Various appearances.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- akiyo
- Katakana:
- アキヨ
- Kanji:
- 尭代
- Meaning:
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- 尭High. Legendary Chinese holy king. He is regarded as an ideal emperor. It is a metaphor for humanity and excellence, derived from the fact that he was an emperor of great character.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- akiyo
- Katakana:
- アキヨ
- Kanji:
- 憲代
- Meaning:
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- 憲Basic rules. A rule. Norms. Laws. System. To follow. To make an example of. To enforce. To show widely. Officials. Senior officials.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- Name:
- miyoko
- Katakana:
- ミヨコ
- Kanji:
- 海代子
- Meaning:
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- 海Sea. Wide and large. A place where many people and things gather. A large lake or pond. A large lake or pond. A frontier. The end of the earth.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.
- 子Children
- Name:
- yukiyo
- Katakana:
- ユキヨ
- Kanji:
- 悠季代
- Meaning:
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- 悠Distant in time or space. Far away. Eternal. To go on forever. Relaxed, leisurely. Tranquil. Long-hearted. Not in a hurry.
- 季A time period. A certain period of time. The time of each of the four seasons. The end of a season. The end of an era. The youngest of the brothers. The youngest child. Young.
- 代To replace. To substitute. Take turns. To take the place of. One who replaces. Age. A person's life. Continuing from generation to generation. A long time. Money paid for goods or labor.