How do you read 当代?

当代 is read とうだい (toudai), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 当代?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 当代 in romaji?

当代 is written toudai in romaji, also spelled todai.

What kanji are in 当代?

当 (Hit, Right); 代 (Substitute, Change).

当代とうだい

とうだい · toudai (also spelled todai)

noun

The present age, these days, (present) head of the family

Other ways to say “the present age” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

当Hit, Right, Appropriate 音とう訓あ.たる・あ.たり JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 代Substitute, Change, Convert 音だい・たい訓か.わる・かわ.る JLPT N4 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

不当ふとうinjustice, impropriety, unfair 当然とうぜんobvious; natural 適当てきとうfitness, suitability 当時とうじat that time, in those days (same as そのころ)当人とうにんthe one concerned, the said person 相当そうとうconsiderably, fairly; worth ~時代じだいage, period, epoch, era 先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generation

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What does 当代 mean?

The present age, these days, (present) head of the family.

How do you pronounce 当代?

とうだい (toudai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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