Vocab Info
N2 Noun
代substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
substitution
2.
material
3.
price
4.
margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
5.
shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
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代 【しろ】
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Examples
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この飲み会の飲み代は一人三千円だ。
The price for drinks at this party is 3,000 yen per person.
- N2
誘拐犯は娘の身の代を一千万円に設定しました。
The kidnapper set the ransom price for my daughter at ten million yen.
- N2
図工の先生:「糊代の部分だけに糊をつけてください。」
Art Teacher: 'Please only apply glue to the glue margins.'
- N2
家庭科の先生:「縫い代に沿ってミシンで丁寧に縫いましょう!」
Home Economics Teacher: 'Let's sew carefully along the seam margin with a sewing machine!'
- N2
借金取りに借金の代として祖父の形見である腕時計を取られるところでした。
I almost had my grandfather's keepsake watch taken away by the debt collector as a substitution for the debt.
- N2
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