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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

代だい弁べん

daiben

to speak on someone’s behalf

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは家いえのない人々ひとびとの代弁だいべんをした。

    She spoke for the homeless.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. もはや朝廷ちょうていに代弁だいべん者しゃを持もたない頼朝よりともの反対はんたいは無視むしされた。

    Yoritomo’s objection was ignored, as he no longer had a spokesman in the Imperial Court.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 「広博こうはく」とは幅広はばひろい人脈じんみゃくを持もち、全体ぜんたいを承知しょうちしているという意味いみと見みられ、政子まさこの意志いしを代弁だいべんする人物じんぶつとして認識にんしきされていた。

    Extensive knowledge' seemed to mean having a wide human network and knowing everything, and he was recognized as a person speaking for Masako’s intentions.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 代弁

  • 代substitute; changeOnダイ・タイKunかわる・かわる・かわり
  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける

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