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How do you read 代替 in Japanese?
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Replacing something with something else, also used in 〇〇案 for an alternative proposal.
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two 夫 above a shape like 日
代 followed by 夫 夫 日
two kanji for replacement reading
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代 has 5 strokes and the radical 人 (person). 替 has 12 strokes and the radical 曰 (say). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
代5 strokes / radical: 人 (person)
替12 strokes / radical: 曰 (say)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
だいたい
daitai
代替
Understand the meaning
English translationSubstitution / replacement
Substitution: using another tool, method or option in place of the original.
See it in a sentence
壊れた道具の代替として、別のものを使った。I used another tool as a replacement for the broken one.
A way to remember
The basic reading is daitai, but Kanjipedia also lists daigae. Recognize both rather than treating the latter as universally wrong.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 代替
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Using 代替
代替品を探す and 代替案を示す concern a replacement for an item or method. State what is being replaced.
例：予定の会場が使えなくなり、担当者は代替案を用意した。
When the planned venue became unavailable, the organizer prepared an alternative.
Reading and meaning in context
The quiz reading is だいたい; the reference also lists だいがえ. Although だいたい sounds like 大体, the replacement meaning is different.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 代替
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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