Entry
  1. Noun

    substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

    ほんの挨拶代わりです。
    Here's a little gift for you.

Also written 挨拶がわり【あいさつがわり】あいさつ代わり【あいさつがわり】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

approach, draw near, push open

Kun
ひら.く
On
アイ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2258 of 2500
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.12The Kanji Dictionary
5303.4Four corner code
1363deroo
6328Unicode hex code
1-16-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1910Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2160New Nelson (John Haig)
510Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
383Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1310Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12082Morohashi
1101Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
ai1, ai2Pinyin reading
aeKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

be imminent, draw close

Kun
せま.る
On
サツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (16)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.13The Kanji Dictionary
5202.7Four corner code
1360deroo
62f6Unicode hex code
1-27-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1888Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2134New Nelson (John Haig)
451Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
336Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2261Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
713Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12004Morohashi
1102Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
zan3, za1Pinyin reading
chalKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるしろ
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
66 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2a3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2324.0Four corner code
2156deroo
4ee3Unicode hex code
1-34-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
364Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
125New Nelson (John Haig)
30New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
34Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
18Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1005Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1080Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
68A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
125Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
85Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
386Morohashi
338A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
256Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
256Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
463sakade
111Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
358henshall3
257Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
87crowley
413Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.10busy_people
61Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1014Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dai4Pinyin reading
daeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level