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    3. 代名詞

    代名詞

    代だい名めい詞し

    pronoun

    N2KMT8News #17+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab23 strokes

    だいめいし

    Noun

    1.
    pronoun
    grammar
    2.
    synonym, classic example, pattern, byword, representative

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    私わたし、あなた、彼かれは代だい名めい詞しです。

    I, you, he are pronouns.

    KMT4Core ConceptsEducation
    日に本ほん語ごでは代だい名めい詞しがよく省しょう略りゃくされます。

    In Japanese, pronouns are often omitted.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    代だい名めい詞しの理り解かいは、どの言げん語ごを学まなぶ上うえでも基き本ほんです。

    Understanding pronouns is fundamental to learning any language.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts
    富ふ士じ山さんは日に本ほんの代だい名めい詞しとも言いえる存そん在ざいです。

    Mount Fuji is a representative symbol of Japan.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsTravel & Transportation
    その会かい社しゃはテクノロジー業ぎょう界かいにおける革かく新しんの代だい名めい詞しとなりました。

    That company has become a byword for innovation in the tech industry.

    KMT9Core ConceptsTechnologyBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    詞
    ことば…(1)
    part of speech・words・poetry
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