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Japanese symbol for “representing”

Romaji: daiben
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)

In Japanese, representing is , read (daiben).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)
  2. n, vs, vt payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of)
  3. n, vs, vt acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

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
valve, petal, braid
on: ベン、ヘン
kun: かんむり、わきま.える、わ.ける、はなびら
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “representing”

WordReadingMeaning
レペゼン repezenrepresenting (one's hometown, region, etc.; in hip-hop culture); repping

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era
だいひょう daihyourepresentation; representative; delegate
げんだい gendaipresent age; present day; contemporary
かわり kawarisubstitute; replacement; substituting
せだい sedaigeneration
ねんだい nendaiage; era; period
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
べんとう bentoubento; Japanese box lunch

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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