Vocab Info

N5 Noun, Noun suffix, Counter

(だい)charge, cost, price, generation, age, school year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for, switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations, proxy application company, pronoun, substitute, period, fee

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun suffix

      1. 1.

        charge, cost, price

      2. 2.

        generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign

      3. 3.

        era

        Geology
      4. 4.

        a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone)

        after someone's name or title
      5. 5.

        switchboard number

        used after a phone number,
    2. Counter

      1. 6.

        counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.

      2. 7.

        counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)

      3. 8.

        proxy application company

        Abbreviation,
    3. Noun

      1. 9.

        pronoun

        Abbreviation, used in dictionaries, etc.,

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    代 【だい】

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      両親(りょうしん)(だい)から東京(とうきょう)()んでいる。

      My family has lived in Tokyo since my parents' generation.

      • N5

      中生(ちゅうせい)(だい)について勉強(べんきょう)する

      I will study the Mesozoic Era.

      • N5

      後輩(こうはい)にタクシー(だい)をあげる。

      I will give cab fare to my kouhai.

      • N5

      ワイシャツのクリーニング(だい)はいくらですか?

      How much is the cleaning fee for dress shirts?

      • N5

      写真(しゃしん)(うつ)っている(かれ)は、アメリカ合衆国(がっしゅうこく)10(だい)()大統領(だいとうりょう)です。

      The person in this picture is the 10th President of the United States of America.

      • N4
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