noun, takes する, transitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. representation, agency, proxy.

noun

  1. proxy, agent, representative, deputy, substitute, surrogate, stand-in.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
代理 だいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)