代替

Japanese

Kanji in this term
代	替

Noun

代替 (hiragana だいたい, romaji daitai)

代替 (hiragana だいがえ, romaji daigae)

1. substitution

Alternative forms

• 代替え (だいがえ only)

Usage notes

• daitai is a more common pronunciation than daigae
• 代替 is more commonly used than 代替え

Derived terms

代替品 (daitaihin, daigaehin): substitute article, back-up 代替機 (daitaiki): substitute device, replacement aircraft 代替物 (daitaibutsu): substitute article 代替クラス (daitai kurasu, daigae kurasu): alternative class 代替エネルギー (daitai enerugī): alternative energy 代替パス (daitai pasu, daigae pasu): alternate path

代替トラック (daitai torakku): alternate track 代替フロン (daitai furon): alternative CFCs 代替療法 (daitai ryōhō, daigae ryōhō): alternative therapy 代替医療 (daitai iryō): alternative medicine 代替効果 (daitai kōka): substitution effect 代替手段 (daitai shudan): alternative means

Related terms

• 代替わり, 代替り (daigawari): taking over, subrogation

Verb

代替 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana だいたいする, romaji daitai suru)代替する 代替 suru

1. substitute

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
代替

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Verb

代替 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dàitì)

1. replace, substitute