Japanese symbol for “surrogate”
代理
だいり
Romaji: dairi
representation; agency; proxy
In Japanese, surrogate is 代理, read だいり (dairi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs representation; agency; proxy
- n proxy; agent; representative; deputy; substitute; surrogate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “surrogate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| サロゲート | サロゲート sarogeeto | surrogate |
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 |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “surrogate”.
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