대代
[ dae ]
「명사」 Noun
• lineage; family tree
A family's bloodline and pedigree that has been passed down from generation to generation.
• time; era
The duration of one's status or a certain era.
• generation
One in a series of generations within a family.
A period of about 30 years separating the parents' generation and their children's generation.
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
- 代 (대) — to substitute, to replace, era, generation;
Other meanings of the word 대
- 1A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of cars, planes, musical instruments, machines, etc.
- 2stem; stick; strong will; determination
- 3A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of long, thin objects such as arrows, etc.
- 4big; large; the top
- 6versus
- 7generation
- 8bamboo
- 9university; college
- 10stand; holder; rest