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    3. 代読

    代読

    代だい読どく

    reading for another

    KMT10News #38+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEducationKanji Vocab19 strokes

    だいどく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    reading for another

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    先せん生せいが病びょう気きで、私わたしがスピーチを代だい読どくしました。

    The teacher was sick, so I read the speech on their behalf.

    KMT6EducationDaily Life
    彼かれは目めが不ふ自じ由ゆうなので、友ゆう人じんが手て紙がみを代だい読どくしてくれた。

    He is visually impaired, so his friend read the letter for him.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    授じゅ業ぎょうで生せい徒とが欠けっ席せきしたため、私わたしが彼かれの発はっ表ぴょう原げん稿こうを代だい読どくした。

    Since a student was absent from class, I read his presentation script for him.

    KMT7EducationDaily Life
    視し覚かく障しょう害がい者しゃ向むけのサービスとして、ボランティアが書しょ籍せきの代だい読どくを行おこなっている。

    As a service for visually impaired people, volunteers read books aloud for them.

    KMT8EducationMedicine & HealthDaily Life
    公こう式しきの場ばでは、本ほん人にんが出しゅっ席せきできない場ば合あい、代だい理り人にんが祝しゅく辞じを代だい読どくすることがある。

    In formal settings, if the person themselves cannot attend, a representative may read the congratulatory address on their behalf.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & 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)
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
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