Japanese symbol for “shiro”
代
しろ
Romaji: shiro
substitution
In Japanese, shiro is 代, read しろ (shiro).
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Meanings
- n substitution
- n material
- n price
- n margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something
- n shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
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