Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 代名詞(だいめいし) in Japanese

代名詞
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
だいめいし
Romaji
daimeishi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    pronoun
    Example sentence
    「クレオパトラ」は美人代名詞になっている The name "Cleopatra" has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative
    Example sentence
    関係代名詞は「接続詞+代名詞」のはたらきしています Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.

Examples of 代名詞, だいめいし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

part of speech, words, poetry

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: な, -な

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JLPT 4

5 strokes

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

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