JLPT N2 · Noun

代名詞 (daimeishi)

代名詞 (だいめいし, daimeishi) is a Japanese noun meaning “pronoun”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: だいめいし
Romaji: daimeishi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

pronoun · noun
synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative · noun

Example sentences

関係代名詞は「接続詞+代名詞」のはたらきをしています。

Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.

Tatoeba #74858

「クレオパトラ」は美人の代名詞になっている。

The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

Tatoeba #74106

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 代名詞

代

substitute, change, convertダイ・タイ・か.わる・かわ.る · 5 strokes

名

name, noted, distinguishedメイ・ミョウ・な・-な · 6 strokes

詞

part of speech, words, poetryシ・ことば · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 代名詞.

時代じだいperiod代わりかわりsubstitute代だいcharge代るかわるto succeed近代きんだいpresent day現代げんだいpresent age代金だいきんprice代表だいひょうrepresentation代理だいりrepresentation年代ねんだいage代えるかえるto replace交代こうたいchangeお代わりおかわりanother helping古代こだいancient times

Source: JMdict entry 1412340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.