Kanji: 代 substitute

JLPT N4 | 5 Strokes

代

On: だい; たい
Kun: か.わる; よ

Meaning: substitute

Kanji Parts:

亻 person [variation of 人]
弋 arrow; shoot

Mnemonic Story:

The daimyou substituted more people 亻 for arrows 弋 since arrows are cheaper.

Stroke Order:

Examples:

代名詞【だいめいし】 pronoun
時代【じだい】 period; epoch; era; age
古代【こだい】 ancient times; distant past; antiquity

古代(こだい)には恐竜(きょうりゅう)がいたらしい。

It seems there were dinosaurs in ancient times.

古代 ancient times; antiquity
には as for in (ancient times)
恐竜 dinosaur
いた there was; there lived
らしい it seems; I hear

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