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    3. 代弁

    代弁

    代だい弁べん

    speaking by proxy

    N1KMT8News #26+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinancePolitics & LawKanji Vocab10 strokes

    代辨代辯

    だいべん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

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

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    彼かれは私わたしの意い見けんを代だい弁べんしてくれた。

    He spoke on my behalf regarding my opinion.

    KMT7Daily Life
    組くみ合あいの代だい表ひょうとして、彼かれは従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの声こえを代だい弁べんした。

    As a union representative, he spoke on behalf of the employees.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    国こく連れんでの演えん説ぜつは、発はっ展てん途と上じょう国こくの窮きゅう状じょうを代だい弁べんするものでした。

    The speech at the UN was to speak on behalf of the plight of developing countries.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれは友ゆう人じんの借しゃっ金きんを代だい弁べんして支し払はらった。

    He paid his friend's debt on his behalf.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life
    この政せい策さくは、若わか者もの未の来 に対たいする不ふ安あんを代だい弁べんしていると言いえるだろう。

    It can be said that this policy represents the anxieties of young people regarding their future.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    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)
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
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