How to say 'Pronoun' in Japanese | 代名詞

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The Japanese word for Pronoun is 'Daimeishi', written as 代名詞 in Japanese.'Pronoun' in hiragana is だいめいし.

word

代名詞

Meaning

Pronoun

Reading

だいめいし

daimeishi

Kanji

代Substitute, Era 名Name 詞Poetry, Words

Explanation

The Japanese noun '代名詞 (だいめいし)' means 'pronoun'. In grammar, it refers to a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'they' in English. This term is used in linguistic contexts to describe parts of speech. For example: Pronouns are important in Japanese「代名詞は日本語で重要です」(だいめいしはにほんごでじゅうようです). She is a pronoun「彼女は代名詞です」(かのじょはだいめいしです). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is representative or symbolic of a larger concept, though this usage is less common.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7221

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 代名詞

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

代

Meaning

Substitute, Era

kanji

名

Meaning

Name

kanji

詞

Meaning

Poetry, Words

Words Related to 代名詞 Through the Kanji 代

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 代 as well.

word

時代

Meaning

Era

word

代

Meaning

Generation

word

現代

Meaning

Modern

word

代表

Meaning

Representation, Delegate

word

近代

Meaning

Modern

word

代わり

Meaning

Substitute

word

世代

Meaning

Generation

word

古代

Meaning

Ancient, Antiquity

word

代理

Meaning

Proxy

word

代わる代わる

Meaning

Alternately

word

代わる

Meaning

Change, Replace

word

交代

Meaning

Alternation, Relief

word

年代

Meaning

Era, Age

word

代金

Meaning

Payment

word

初代

Meaning

First generation

Words Related to 代名詞 Through the Kanji 名

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 名 as well.

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名

Meaning

Name

word

片仮名

Meaning

Katakana

word

平仮名

Meaning

Hiragana

word

名前

Meaning

Name

word

名字

Meaning

Surname

word

有名

Meaning

Famous

word

送り仮名

Meaning

Okurigana

word

人名

Meaning

Name

word

国名

Meaning

Country name

word

名称

Meaning

Name

word

名誉

Meaning

Honor

word

宛名

Meaning

Addressee

word

大名

Meaning

Feudal lord

word

仮名遣い

Meaning

Kana usage

word

名乗る

Meaning

Introduce

word

名付ける

Meaning

Name

word

名詞

Meaning

Noun

word

名義

Meaning

Name, Title

word

署名

Meaning

Signature

word

仮名

Meaning

Kana

word

地名

Meaning

Placename

word

名人

Meaning

Master

word

名所

Meaning

Famous place

word

名物

Meaning

Specialty

word

題名

Meaning

Title

word

名刺

Meaning

Business card

word

名札

Meaning

Name tag

word

振り仮名

Meaning

Furigana

word

名簿

Meaning

Roster

Words Related to 代名詞 Through the Kanji 詞

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 詞 as well.

word

形容詞

Meaning

Adjective

word

動詞

Meaning

Verb

word

台詞

Meaning

Lines

word

名詞

Meaning

Noun

word

歌詞

Meaning

Lyrics

word

詞

Meaning

Words

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'Daimeishi' means 'Pronoun' .

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