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

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

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