Japanese symbol for “representation”
代表
だいひょう
Romaji: daihyou
representation; representative; delegate; delegation
In Japanese, representation 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 “representation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代理 | だいり dairi | representation; agency; proxy |
| 表現 | ひょうげん hyougen | expression; representation; description |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 表明 | ひょうめい hyoumei | declaration; indication; representation |
| 表示 | ひょうじ hyouji | representation |
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 “representation”.
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