Japanese symbol for “delegate”
代表
だいひょう
Romaji: daihyou
representation; representative; delegate; delegation
In Japanese, delegate is 代表, read だいひょう (daihyou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt representation; representative; delegate; delegation
- n, vs, vt exemplification; typification; being representative of; being typical of; representative example; exemplar
- n leader
- n switchboard number; main number
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “delegate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使節 | しせつ shisetsu | envoy; ambassador; delegate |
| 代議員 | だいぎいん daigiin | representative; delegate |
| デリゲート | デリゲート derigeeto | delegate (reference data type in C#, etc.) |
| 協議員 | きょうぎいん kyougiin | delegate |
| 代表者 | だいひょうしゃ daihyousha | representative; delegate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 表現 | ひょうげん hyougen | expression; representation; description |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | facial expression; countenance |
See also: Chinese symbol for “delegate”.
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