Replacement

by Nao

ka-waru, ka-eru, yo, dai, tai

The verb kawaru means to take place of something like positions, which is sometimes related to a responsible job.  One of the compounds that represent this sense is dairi meaning a deputy or a representative. With the same characters and mother, the noun dairihaha means surrogate mother. Delivery by a surrogate mother is dairishussan.  Shussan means to give birth.

Dai or sedai is a generation. Using this character twice, you can say daidai to mean generations.

Jidai means time, era, or period. For those who are interested in Japanese history, let me show some Japanese historical periods we learned at school.

• Heian jidai (794-1185)
• Kamakura jidai (1185-1333)
• Azuchi momoyama jidai (1568-1600)
• Edo jidai (1603-1867)
• Meiji jidai (1868-1912)
• Taishō jidai (1912-1926)

Ancient times is kodai. Modern times is kindai, of which the kin means near.

1. Draw the sweeping stroke from the top to the lower left.
2. Draw the vertical stroke below it.
3. Draw the quasi-horizontal stroke.
4. Draw the curve with an upward turn at the end.
5. Draw the dot in the upper-right corner of the character.