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代用 (だいよう): substitution — Japanese vocabulary

代用 is read だいよう and means "substitution". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

代用

Reading
だいよう · daiyou
Translation
substitution
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
だいようが

Example

この箱はテーブルの代用となる。

このばこはテーブルのだいようとなる。

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Kanji in this word

  • 代 — Substitute, Change, Convert
  • 用 — use, business

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