noun
pronoun
Grammatical term for words that stand in for nouns, such as 私, これ, 彼, etc.
「彼」は三人称の代名詞です。
「彼」 is a third-person pronoun.
noun
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」.
富士山は日本の代名詞だ。
Mt. Fuji is synonymous with Japan.
彼の名前は努力の代名詞になっている。
His name has become a byword for hard work.