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代用

代用

Chinese

 
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
to use
simp. and trad.
(代用)

Verb

代用

  1. to use for another; to substitute

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

代用 (hiragana だいよう, romaji daiyō)

  1. substitute
    パンはコメの代用 (だいよう)にはならない。
    Pan wa kome no daiyō ni wa naranai.
    Breads can not substitute rice.

Derived terms

  • 代用食 (だいようしょく) (daiyōshoku)

Verb

代用する (hiragana だいようする, romaji daiyō suru)

  1. substitute, use for another

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.