代理

• 読み: だいり
• ローマ字: dairi
• 漢字の分解: 代 (dai) — substitute, generation; 理 (ri) — reason, manage
• 発音: /da.i.ɾi/

意味

Representation; proxy; deputy. Acting in place of someone else or the person who does so.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (代理する) and a no-adjective. Used in business and legal contexts: 代理人 (agent/proxy), 代理店 (agency/dealership), 代理出席 (attending as a substitute). Implies official delegation of authority, more formal than 代わり (substitute).

例文

1. 部長の代理で会議に出席した。
2. この書類は代理人が提出できます。
3. 旅行代理店でツアーを予約した。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, legal, travel

トーン: professional

起源と歴史

Compound of 代 (dai, to substitute) and 理 (ri, reason/manage). Together, 'managing as a substitute' — handling affairs on someone else's behalf.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Professional