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    3. 手代

    手代

    手て代だい

    sales clerk

    KMT10News #47+1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab9 strokes

    てだい

    Noun

    1.
    sales clerk

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    その店みせには若わかい手て代だいがいた。

    There was a young sales clerk in that store.

    KMT7Work & CareerHistory
    経けい験けん豊ほう富ふな手て代だいは、顧こ客きゃくの信しん頼らいを得えていた。

    The experienced sales clerk had earned the trust of customers.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    手て代だいは商しょう品ひんの説せつ明めいを丁てい寧ねいに行おこない、客きゃくの質しつ問もんに答こたえた。

    The sales clerk carefully explained the products and answered customer questions.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    江え戸ど時じ代だい、手て代だいは商しょう家かで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

    During the Edo period, sales clerks played an important role in merchant houses.

    KMT10Work & CareerHistory
    彼かれは手て代だいとして働はたらき始はじめ、やがて店みせの番ばん頭とうにまで昇のぼり詰つめた。

    He started working as a sales clerk and eventually rose to become the head clerk of the store.

    KMT10Work & CareerHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    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)
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