Japanese symbol for “pronoun”

代名詞

だいめいし

Romaji: daimeishi

pronoun

In Japanese, pronoun is 代名詞, read だいめいし (daimeishi).

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Meanings

n pronoun (gramm)
n synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative

Kanji and stroke order

代

substitute, change, convert

on: ダイ、タイ
kun: か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり

5 strokes · JLPT 3

名

name, noted, distinguished

on: メイ、ミョウ
kun: な、-な

6 strokes · JLPT 4

詞

part of speech, words, poetry

on: シ
kun: ことば

12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “pronoun”

Word	Reading	Meaning
代	だい dai	pronoun

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
時代	じだい jidai	period; epoch; era
代表	だいひょう daihyou	representation; representative; delegate
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
名前	なまえ namae	name
有名	ゆうめい yuumei	famous; well-known
歌詞	かし kashi	song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

See also: Chinese symbol for “pronoun”.

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