代代

Japanese

Kanji in this term

代

Noun

代代 (hiragana だいだい, romaji daidai)

代代 (hiragana よよ, romaji yoyo)

1. generation after generation

Alternative forms

• 代々
• 世世 (よよ only)
• 世々 (よよ only)

Usage notes

• daidai is a more common pronunciation than yoyo
• 代代 and 代々 are both commonly used
• 代代 and 代々 are more commonly used than 世世 and 世々

Derived terms

• 代代伝わる (daidai tsutawaru): be transmitted from generation to generation
• 親代代 (oyadaidai): inheritance
• 先祖代代 (senzo daidai): ancestral, hereditary