5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

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

Kun'yomi
  • to succeed ②to take the place of ③to be exchanged
  • substitute ②stand-in ③compensation ④another helping
  • -がわり
  • to replace ②to exchange ③to substitute
  • to succeed ②to take the place of ③to be exchanged
  • substitute ②stand-in ③compensation ④another helping
  • -がわ
  • world ②life ③age ④reign
  • substitution ②material ③price ④margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.)
On'yomi
  • charge ②generation ③counter for decades of ages, eras, etc. ④counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.) ⑤pronoun
  • タイ
Nanori

Character Breakdown

substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

period ②the times ③oldness ④antique
substitute ②stand-in ③compensation ④another helping
representation ②exemplification ③leader ④switchboard number
ancient times
nth generation
representation ②proxy
first generation
substitution (for someone else)
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References

Unicode hex code 4EE3
JIS X 0208 1-34-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 364
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 125
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 30
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 34
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 386
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 256
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 256
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 463
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 111
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 358
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 257
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 87
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 413
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.10
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 61
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1014
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a3.3
Four corner code 2324.0
De Roo Code 2156