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代役 (だいやく, daiyaku) Japanese meaning: substitute | Kotomora
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病びょう
気き
で
、
代だい
役やく
が
舞ぶ
台たい
に
立た
っ
た
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The lead actor was ill, so the understudy went on stage.
When someone suddenly couldn't make it, he filled in as a substitute.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 代だい 役やく を 務つと める to serve as a stand-in for someone
He served as the understudy for the leading actress.
代だい 役やく を 立た てる to bring in a substitute
Due to a sudden illness, they had to bring in a substitute.
代だい 役やく に 選えら ばれる to be chosen as the substitute
She was chosen as the understudy for the lead role.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 代だい 役やく を 探さが す to look for a substitute for someone
The director is looking for a substitute for the actor.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert Related words· 9 代理 is a broad term for an agent or representative acting on someone's behalf, while 代役 specifically means a substitute performer or role-filler.
ピンチヒッター is a baseball-derived loanword for a last-minute emergency substitute, while 代役 is the neutral term used especially in performing arts.
控え refers to a reserve or backup player kept on standby, while 代役 is the person who actually steps in to replace someone.
影武者 is a decoy or body double used historically to impersonate someone (often for safety), while 代役 is a general stand-in for a role or job.
Show 5 more 代役 is a planned substitute performer (e.g. a stand-in actor), while 替え玉 usually implies a covert or deceptive replacement like a proxy test-taker.
代役 is the general word for a substitute actor in any role, whereas 吹き替え specifically means a stand-in for dangerous or specialized scenes.
代役 is the general word for a stand-in or understudy in theater, film, or any role, while 代打 specifically comes from baseball and can be used metaphorically for a one-time substitute in a task.
Etymology Compound of 代 (substitute) and 役 (role). The reading is on'yomi for both characters.
代役 is a substitute performer or stand-in for a specific role (e.g. in film or theater), whereas 代行 covers any task or duty performed on someone's behalf, not just a performance role.
代役 refers to a substitute filling a specific role or duty (e.g. in a performance), whereas 代人 emphasizes the person who acts on someone else's behalf in general.
