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N5 車の代わりに電車で行きます。 Kuruma no kawari ni densha de ikimasu. I will go by train instead of by car. N4 コーヒーの代わりにお茶を飲みます。 Koohii no kawari ni ocha o nomimasu. I drink tea instead of coffee.

N1 古代 kodai ancient times N1 代る代る kawarugawaru alternately N1 世代 sedai generation N1 先代 sendai family predecessor, previous age, previous generation N1 代弁 daiben speak for another N1 代用 daiyou substitution N2 お代わり okawari second helping, another cup N2 交代 koutai alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns N2 代名詞 daimeishi pronoun