代だい名めい詞し

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

pronoun

Grammatical term for words that stand in for nouns, such as 私, これ, 彼, etc.

し

です

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「彼」 is a third-person pronoun.

2

synonym; classic example; byword

Figurative use: something so representative that its name becomes a stand-in for a whole category. Often used in the pattern 「～の代名詞」.

〈物もの〉は〈事こと〉の代だい名めい詞しだused to say that something is the quintessential/classic example of a category
富ふ士じ山さんは日本にほんの代だい名めい詞しだ。
Mt. Fuji is a symbol synonymous with Japan.

同どう義ぎ語ご sense 2
同義語 is a strict linguistic term for a word sharing the same meaning, while 代名詞 in its figurative sense (used as 〜の代名詞) means something so representative it stands for a whole category.
象しょう徴ちょうN1sense 2
象徴 is a broader term for something symbolizing an abstract idea, whereas 代名詞 specifically means a name that has become the go-to example for a category.

From 代 (substitute) + 名詞 (noun). A straightforward kanji compound originally coined as a grammatical term, later extended to figurative use.

reflexive pronoun

reflexive pronoun (Japanese grammar)

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