代だい理り人にん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

A person who acts on behalf of another, in legal, business, or everyday contexts. Covers roles such as proxy, deputy, substitute, and attorney.

会かい議ぎには代だい理り人にんを出しゅっ席せきさせた。
I had a representative attend the meeting on my behalf.

弁べん

護ご

士し

が

代だい

理り

人にん

と

し

て

契けい

約やく

を

結むす

ん

だ

。

The lawyer concluded the contract as an agent.

代だい理り
代理 is the abstract concept of representation or acting as a proxy, while 代理人 specifically refers to the person who performs that role.

Compound of 代理 (representation) + 人 (person). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.