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代言人 (だいげんにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

代だい言げん人にん

だ

い

げ

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Meanings

1

noun

attorney; lawyer

A somewhat formal or legal term for a lawyer or attorney, often used in official contexts. Less common in everyday conversation than 弁護士.

彼かれは裁さい判ばんで代だい言げん人にんを立たてた。
He retained an attorney for the trial.
代だい言げん人にんに相そう談だんしてから

Kanji

代substitute, change, convert
言say, word
人person

Similar words

弁べん護ご士し
弁護士 is the standard modern word for lawyer/attorney. 代言人 is more formal and less common, sometimes carrying a slightly older or legalistic tone.

Etymology

Compound of 代 (dai, 'substitute') + 言 (gen, 'speak') + 人 (nin, 'person'), literally 'person who speaks on behalf of another'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in legal contexts to mean a representative or attorney.

契けい

約やく

書しょ

に

サイン

し

た

。

I consulted a lawyer before signing the contract.