- charge; cost; price
- generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign
- erageology
- a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone)after someone's name or title
- switchboard numberused after a phone numbersee also
- counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
- counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
- proxy application companyabbreviationsee also
- pronounabbreviationused in dictionaries, etc.see also
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
counter
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- charge; cost; price
- generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign
- era
- a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone)
- switchboard number
- counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
- counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
- proxy application company
- pronoun
This meaning of 代 is used to refer to the charge, cost, or price of something.
代 can also indicate a generation, age, school year, cohort, or reign in a historical or academic context.
This meaning of 代 specifically refers to an era in history.
代 is used to indicate acting as a representative or on behalf of someone.
代 can be used to refer to a switchboard number in a telephone system.
In Japanese, 代 is used as a counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
代 is also used as a counter for generations, especially in the context of inheritors to a throne.
代 can also refer to a proxy application company, which acts on behalf of others in various applications.
Finally, 代 is used as a pronoun to represent oneself or others.
Example sentences
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The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.