代だい名めい詞しだいめいしCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounpronoungrammar›Grammatical term for words that stand in for nouns, such as 私, これ, 彼, etc.「彼かれ」は三さん人にん称しょうの代だい名めい詞しです。Break this sentence down in the analyzer「彼」 is a third-person pronoun.2nounsynonym; classic example; bywordFigurative use: something so representative that its name becomes a stand-in for a whole category. Often used in the pattern 「~の代名詞」.富ふ士じ山さんは日本にほんの代だい名めい詞しだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerMt. Fuji is synonymous with Japan.彼かれの名な前まえは努ど力りょくの代だい名めい詞しになっている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHis name has become a byword for hard work.See all 27 example sentences ›Usage patterns〈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。Break this sentence down in the analyzerMt. Fuji is a symbol synonymous with Japan.