Japanese Word Entry
前代Kana: | ぜんだい |
Romaji: | zendai |
Definition: | previous generation, former ages |
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Chinese characters used in this word
前 | in front, before, forward, preceding |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄢˊ (qián), ㄐㄧㄢˇ (jiǎn) |
Cantonese: | cin4 |
Japanese: | ゼン (zen)、 セン (sen) / まえ (mae)、 -まえ (-mae)、 すすむ (susumu) |
Korean: | 전 (jeon) |
Vietnamese: | tiền |
代 | substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee, replacement (of person or generation), era |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄉㄞˋ (dài) |
Cantonese: | doi6 |
Japanese: | ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai) / か.わる (kawaru)、 かわ.り (kawari)、 -がわ.り (-gawari)、 か.える (kaeru)、 よ (yo)、 しろ (shiro) |
Korean: | 대 (dae) |
Vietnamese: | đại |