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    3. 名代

    名代

    名みょう代だい

    proxy

    KMT10News #39+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab11 strokes

    みょうだい

    Noun

    1.
    proxy, representative

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの名みょう代だいとして会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

    He attended the meeting as the president's representative.

    KMT7Business & Finance
    会かい社しゃの名みょう代だいとして、彼かれは国こく際さい会かい議ぎでスピーチを行おこなった。

    As the company's representative, he gave a speech at the international conference.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    私わたしは病びょう気きの父ちちの名みょう代だいでこの契けい約やく書しょに署しょ名めいします。

    I will sign this contract on behalf of my sick father.

    KMT10Business & FinanceFamily & Relationships
    その交こう渉しょうは、当とう事じ者しゃではなく名みょう代だいが務つとめることになった。

    The negotiation ended up being handled by a representative, not the parties themselves.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    彼かれはその事じ業ぎょうの名みょう代だいとして、すべての責せき任にんを負おうことになった。

    He ended up taking all responsibility as the representative for that business.

    KMT10Business & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    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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