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代名詞 (だいめいし): pronoun — Japanese vocabulary

代名詞 is read だいめいし and means "pronoun". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

代名詞

Reading
だいめいし · daimeishi
Translation
pronoun
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
だいめいしが

Example

「クレオパトラ」は美人の代名詞になっている。

「クレオパトラ」はびじんのだいめいしになっている。

The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

Kanji in this word

  • 代 — Substitute, Change, Convert
  • 名 — name, famous
  • 詞 — word, part of speech

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