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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

代だい行こう

daikou

to act on someone’s behalf

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれが理事長りじちょうの代行だいこうをしている。

    He is acting for the chief director.

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  2. 君きみの代行だいこう者しゃを見みつけよう。

    I’ll find someone to fill in for you.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. このため守護しゅごは、家臣かしんの中なかから代官だいかんを任命にんめいして実際じっさいの政務せいむを代行だいこうさせた。

    For that purpose the Shugo would appoint an agent from among his vassals to carry out government affairs in his stead.

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

Kanji in 代行

  • 代substitute; changeOnダイ・タイKunかわる・かわる・かわり
  • 行go; carry outOnコウ・ギョウ・アンKunいく・ゆく・おこなう

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