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Zach

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: yo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

world; society; age; generation

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example Sentences

世論(せろん)()け。
➥Heed public opinion.
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(しん)世界(せかい)だからな。
➥It's a whole new ball of wax.
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万事(ばんじ)(きん)()(なか)
➥Money is everything.
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(おお)きなお世話(せわ)だ。
➥Mind your own business!
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いらぬお世話(せわ)だ。
➥It's none of your business.
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(かれ)立身出世(りっしんしゅっせ)した。
➥He succeeded in life.
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Kana: しろ
Romaji: shiro
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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; ~19.83 m.sq.)

Note: archaism
See also:

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example Sentences

(ちち)は50(だい)です。
➥My father is in his fifties.
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(わたし)(あね)は20(だい)だ。
➥My sister is in her twenties.
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部屋代(へやだい)はとても(たか)い。
➥The rent is very high.
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足代(あしだい)にもならない。
➥That will not make even carfare.
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バス(だい)()がった。
➥The bus fare was raised.
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彼女(かのじょ)(せき)をかわった。
➥I exchanged seats with her.
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Reading

Kana: だい
Romaji: dai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

charge; cost; price

2

generation; age; reign

See also: (reading だい, entry #6)
3

era

(Geology, etc. term)
4

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

Note: after someone's name or title
5

used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number

See also: 代表電話番号
ctr
6

counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.

See also: (reading だい, entry #6)
7

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

8

proxy application company

Note: abbreviation
See also: 代理申請会社
9

pronoun

Note: used in dictionaries, etc.
Note: abbreviation
See also: 代名詞

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example Sentences

(ちち)は50(だい)です。
➥My father is in his fifties.
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(わたし)(あね)は20(だい)だ。
➥My sister is in her twenties.
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部屋代(へやだい)はとても(たか)い。
➥The rent is very high.
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足代(あしだい)にもならない。
➥That will not make even carfare.
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バス(だい)()がった。
➥The bus fare was raised.
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彼女(かのじょ)(せき)をかわった。
➥I exchanged seats with her.
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