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    3. 身代わり

    身代わり

    身み代がわ​り​

    substitution (for someone else)

    KMT8News #23+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    身代り身替わり身替り

    みがわり

    Noun

    1.
    substitution (for someone else), substitute, stand-in, scapegoat, sacrifice

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは友ゆう人じんの身み代がわりになった。

    He became a substitute for his friend.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    誰だれかが身み代がわりになる必ひつ要ようがあった。

    Someone needed to be a substitute.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かれはチームの失しっ敗ぱいの身み代がわりとして責せき任にんを負おった。

    He took responsibility as a scapegoat for the team's failure.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    私わたしは病びょう気きの同どう僚りょうの身み代がわりで会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

    I attended the meeting as a stand-in for my sick colleague.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは家か族ぞくを守まもるため、自みずから身み代がわりになることを選えらんだ。

    To protect her family, she chose to sacrifice herself.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    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)
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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