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代名詞だいめいし

だいめいし daimeishi Play N2 Noun

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関係代名詞かんけいだいめいしは「接続詞せつぞくし+代名詞だいめいし」のはたらきをしています。

Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.

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「クレオパトラ」は美人びじんの代名詞だいめいしになっている。

The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

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substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee

name; noted; distinguished; reputation

part of speech; words; poetry

めいし

noun

おかわり

second helping; another cup

かえる

to exchange; to interchange; to substitute; to replace

かわる

to take the place of; to relieve; to be substituted for

かな

kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)