Vocabulary

What does 代表 (だいひょう, daihyou) mean?

代表 (だいひょう, daihyou) means representative.

Quick facts
Readingだいひょう
Romajidaihyou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
だいひょう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondaihyou

representative

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive representation; representative; delegate
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive exemplification; typification; being representative of
  3. 3noun leader
  4. 4noun switchboard number; main number

Example sentences

  • He's the class representative.

  • I spoke as a representative of the company.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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