Word details
名代
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 名代.
Dictionary
Entry
1
proxy; representative
Examples
私の一番上の兄が父の名代としてその会合に出席した。
My oldest brother attended the meeting on behalf of our father.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
名
name, noted, distinguished, reputation
6 strokesFrequency 177JLPT N4Grade 1
On
メイミョウ
Kun
な-な
Nanori
と
代
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
5 strokesFrequency 66JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ダイタイ
Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるよしろ
Nanori
す
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