2 Japanese words read dai

dai (~だい) is shared by 2 distinct words, each with its own kanji and meaning. Jump to: ~台 · ~代.

~台

~だい

Counter for vehicles and machines

N5counter·dai

How to remember it

~台 counts 'units' of cars, computers, and machines — like tallying equipment.

Example sentences

  • 車を二台持っています。

    くるまをにだいもっています。

    I have two cars.

  • パソコンを一台買いました。

    ぱそこんをいちだいかいました。

    I bought one computer.

Usage

Count cars, bikes, TVs, computers, appliances — not animals or people.

Related words

~枚~個~本~冊

~代

~だい

Age range; period; charge

N4suffix·~dai

How to remember it

代 means 'generation/substitute' — 20代 is 'in your twenties', your generation.

Example sentences

  • 彼女はまだ20代です。

    かのじょはまだにじゅうだいです。

    She is still in her twenties.

  • 平成時代に育ちました。

    へいせいじだいにそだちました。

    I grew up in the Heisei era.

Usage

Attaches to numbers for age ranges (20代) and to nouns for charges (電気代).

Related words

世代時代何代目電気代

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