代 = 亻 + 弋

代 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “substitute”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 弋 (stake). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1080. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: substitute
RTK frame: 1080
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ダイ, タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: заменить
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 代 replace

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 代

How to find 代 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “stake”. 代 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 代 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.