Keyword
substitute
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1080
Readings
だい
(67%)
(21%)
しろ
(3%)
たい
(2%)
(2%)
(1%)
かわ
(1%)
Composed of
thin person
shoot with a bow
Mnemonic

How do you become someone's substitute? You shoot that person with a bow. Then you hide the body and pretend you're them. Flawless!

Used in kanji (5 in total)
sack
lend
blue-black
old name for a Chinese mountain
Used in vocabulary (919 in total)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Examples (200 in total)
I remember my school days very well.
This photograph reminds me of enjoyable times when I was a child.
They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.
The time when such things could happen is past.
The time may come when we will have no war.
The day will come when there will be no war.
We had terrible times during the war.
Would you please write this letter on my behalf?
Sorry, but could you answer the phone for me?
He will go in your place.
He gave me everything but took nothing in return.
He went there instead of his father.
You can walk, or alternatively, I'll drive you there in my car.
I will go there in place of you.
Could you do this instead of me?
I may write a letter for you.
Either you or I must go in his place.
The wrong time, the wrong place.
This song always makes me think of my good old days.
He regrets having neglected his studies in his school days.
Will you go to the meeting in my place?
Which period of history are you studying?
It's impossible to substitute machines for people.
Born in better times, he would have become famous.
My mom married my dad in the 80s.
She says she has no intention of having a baby until she's in her thirties.
She must still be in her twenties.
She entered her twenties.
She can't be over thirty; she must still be in her twenties.
My father is in his fifties.
My sister is in her twenties.
My father got married in his twenties.
Let me pay for your coffee.
This system worked well until the 1840s.
I had tea instead of coffee this morning.
I persuaded her to substitute for me in that job.
Are your opinions representative of those of the other students?
All the students recognized her as their representative.
His actions are typical of those of his friends.
He spoke to me on behalf of the company.
He represented Japan at a conference.
We adopt him as our representative.
On behalf of the company, I would like to express our hearty thanks to you all.
Let me pay for the dinner.
We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
My grandfather is in his nineties.
His ideas were far in advance of the age in which he lived.
I read books and magazines to keep up with the times.
I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.
I am writing to you on behalf of my mother.
On behalf of the company, I welcome you.
The bus fare was raised.
This is an ancient law.
I wish I could see the ancient world.
You can see the ancient ruins in the distance.
Modern bridges are similar in shape.
I must admit I don't like much contemporary music.
There is no telling who will be sent in his place.
In this day and age, life without electricity is unimaginable.
We owe our modern life to electricity.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
I have read many modern authors.
He was really a child of his times.
I want to keep a cat instead of a dog.
In such a case, you can always ask a question in return.
I don't feel like going to the movies. Let's take a walk instead.
I don't feel like working. How about going to a movie instead?
You will have to take his place in case he cannot come.
You'll have to take his place in case he can't come.
He proposed an alternate plan.
It will be hard to find a substitute for her.
I looked for someone to take her place.
Who will take the place of his mother?
You cannot substitute money for health.
He is as healthy as ever.
He lived in Kyoto in his college days.
No country on earth is safe in this nuclear age.
Can you take over driving for a while?
I like learning ancient languages.
How much did the flight cost?
What do you think of modern art?
He was encouraged by a professor from his college days.
Many young women in their 20s plan to go abroad during their summer holidays.
He was very happy during his school days.
This custom dates from ancient times.
I don't understand your generation.
This custom has been handed down from generation to generation.
I think you can't understand that feeling unless you're from the same generation.
The custom was handed down from generation to generation.
Our generation has seen a lot of changes.
Each generation would have to rediscover for itself the truths of the past.
He is the person to lead the next generation.
We have to transmit our culture to the next generation.
Culture is handed down from generation to generation.
My parents' generation went through the war.
We delegated him to negotiate with them.
Nowadays there are no ninjas or samurais in Japan.
Modern philosophy has its beginnings in the 19th century.
He cannot be over fifty; he must still be in his forties.
He made me attend the party in his place.
I represented my university at the conference.
The younger generation looks at things differently.
We appointed him as our representative.
The revolution ushered in a new era.
She got nothing in reward for her kindness.
We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks.
If you can't come, send someone in your stead.
Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America.
He lived in the days when air travel was considered dangerous.
Mr George Bush is the forty-first president of the United States.
He made a speech on behalf of our company.
You can always ask a question in return.
They had to pass the tradition on to the next generation.
Modern cars differ from the early ones in many ways.
This tradition has been passed down from generation to generation.
He drank a cup of tea and then asked for another.
Rome is famous for its ancient architecture.
Prepare yourself for the day when robots are at your side.
This song was popular in the 1970s.
The 1990's saw various incidents.
She was born in the 1950s.
No one knows what will happen in the 1990's.
In the 1600s, tea was introduced into Europe from India.
What's your favorite 90's song?
This song reminds me of my junior high school days.
Can you imagine a time when the world is free of war?
He is in his early twenties.
He is in his early thirties.
Robots have taken the place of men in this factory.
The car replaced the bicycle.
I think he is the greatest artist of the time.
I paid for those shoes.
Did you pay for those shoes?
Did you pay for the book?
He paid the money on the spot.
She has to pay for the book.
I can't pay for the car.
I didn't need to pay for the food.
I paid five dollars for the book.
I paid for the purchase in cash.
How did you pay for this computer?
I bought a new computer to keep up with the times.
John answered for his sister.
John represented his class in the swimming match.
I really can't understand modern sculpture.
I paid for the video in five installments.
He made his son attend the meeting in his place.
He attended the meeting in my place.
Trump is in his seventies now.
Let's play cards instead.
I don't have any friends my own age.
People of my generation all think the same way about this.
Teenagers want to be independent of their parents.
He could swim across the river when he was in his teens.
I turn 30 next month. My 20's have been really fulfilling.
The institution was established in the late 1960s.
The research institute was established in the late 1960s.
The price does not include the box.
Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.
There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world.
Mary is in her late twenties.
Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
That castle was built in ancient times.
This picture reminds me of when I was a student.
This picture reminds me of my school days.
Whenever I hear this song, I am reminded of my school days.
I studied in England for six months when I was a student.
I got to know him when I was a student.
I still have many clear memories of my school days.
My father often told us about his school days.
We have not seen each other since our school days.
The actors appeared in historical costumes.
She remarried when she was in her mid-forties.
Modern technology gives us many things.
The bookseller charged me ten dollars for the book.
I usually put honey in my tea instead of sugar.
I'm using honey instead of sugar.
His remark made my recollect my schooldays.
Some people seemed to think the good times were going to last forever.
The novelist is pretty popular among teenagers.
The novelist is popular among our generation.
I'd like to change my room.
Her story reminded me of the good old days.
They have nothing in common with the older generation.
He is in a sense a representative of his company.
Kendo is an ancient Japanese martial art that dates back to the time of the samurai warriors.
I put honey on my peanut butter sandwich instead of jam.
I substitute honey for jam.
The computer has made a great impact on modern life.
I altered my typical lunch and had a steak instead.
He wrote a novel based on ancient myths.
In ancient times, plagues killed many people.
They have charged me 30 pounds for the shoes.
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
There's an exhibition of ancient weapons at the museum.
I had to write a paper on the Space Age last weekend.
The lawyer said he would speak on behalf of Mr. Smith.
We took turns driving our car on our way there.
Jack and I agreed to work at the office on Saturdays by turns.
Mary and her sister took turns at looking after their sick mother.