だいり
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. representation; agency; proxy
I've ended up having to act as a stand-in, you see.
Noun
2. proxy; agent; representative; deputy; substitute; surrogate; stand-in
In the meantime, I am supposed to show my face as a stand-in.
Pitch accent
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いり
Composed of
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
war by proxy; proxy war
agency; agent
Examples (9 in total)
I've ended up having to act as a stand-in, you see.
I will assume the position of acting president.
I reluctantly decide to choose a proxy.
I have come as a representative.
In the meantime, I am supposed to show my face as a stand-in.
If you can't come, send someone in your stead.
It is said that sales have been improving by doing agency sales.
As payment for buying it on your behalf, that's more than enough, isn't it?
The lawyer said he would speak on behalf of Mr. Smith.