Entry
  1. Noun

    alternation of generations; heterogenesis

    BiologyYojijukugo (four character compound)

  2. change of generations; emergence of a new generation

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

Also written 世代交替【せだいこうたい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

generation, world, society, public

Kun
On
セイソウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
135 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

としゆき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2, 4-5-4, 4-4-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
0a5.37The Kanji Dictionary
4471.7Four corner code
1975deroo
4e16Unicode hex code
1-32-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
95Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
20New Nelson (John Haig)
3496New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4308Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2178Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
28Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
28Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
152A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
335Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
177Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31Morohashi
327A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
252Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
252Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263sakade
105Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
344henshall3
254Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
81crowley
156Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
13Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
28Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

Kun
まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざるま.ぜる-か.うか.わすかわ.すこもごも
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
178 of 2500
Radical
lid
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

かた

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 2-4-2SKIP code
2j4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0040.8Four corner code
466deroo
4ea4Unicode hex code
1-24-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
290Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
90New Nelson (John Haig)
2015New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2508Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1272Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1275Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1368Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
200A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
293Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
86Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
291Morohashi
115A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
114Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
114Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
212sakade
298Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
128henshall3
120Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
269crowley
504Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
38Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1283Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao1Pinyin reading
gyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level