Word Meaning 万代

ばんだい bandai

万代 is read as ばんだい (bandai) and means thousands of years.

Meaning

English

thousands of years
eternity
all generations

Reading

Kana

ばんだい

Romaji

bandai

Writing Variants

万世よろずよ yorozuyo
万代まんだい mandai
万代よろずよ yorozuyo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 97307 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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千代万代

ちよよろずよ

for ever and ever

万代不易

ばんだいふえき

eternity

万代草

ばんだいそう

houseleek (any plant species of genus Sempervivum)

万事

ばんじ

all

万物

ばんぶつ

all things

万世

ばんせい

all ages

万分の一

まんぶんのいち

one ten-thousandth

万死一生

ばんしいっしょう

advancing in the face of death

万方

ばんぽう

many lands

万力

まんりき

cargo net

万場

まんじょう

all (present)

万目

ばんもく

many eyes

Example Sentences

知恵は万代の宝

Wisdom is a treasure for tens of generations.

富は一生の宝、知は万代の宝。

Wisdom is better than gold or silver.

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