Illustration: At a low dining table in a Japanese apartment, a host places a short candle on the flat base of an inverted small ceramic bowl. Beside it lie the two clearly broken pieces of the candle’s original holder.

JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

代だい替たい

daitai

alternative, substitute

Example sentences

何なにかしらの代替だいたい案あんはありますか？
Do you have some kind of backup plan?
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
切符きっぷを申もうし込こまれる際さいは代替だいたい日びもご指定していください。
When applying for tickets, please give alternative dates.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
批判ひはんするだけなら概がいして簡単かんたんだろうが代替だいたい案あんを捻出ねんしゅつするのは難むずかしい。
As a general rule, it’s simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 代替

代substitute; changeOnダイ・タイKunかわる・かわる・かわり
替exchange; spareOnタイKunかえる・かえ-・かわる

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