"代表" meaning in Japanese

See 代表 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [da̠iço̞ː] Forms: 代表 ^ [canonical] (ruby: (だい), (ひょう)), daihyō [romanization], daifeu [romanization], だいへう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Chinese 代表 (dàibiǎo). Etymology templates: {{lbor|ja|zh|-|sort=たいひよう'}} Learned borrowing from Chinese, {{zh-l|代表}} 代表 (dàibiǎo) Head templates: {{ja-noun|だいひょう|hhira=だいへう}} 代(だい)表(ひょう) • (daihyō) ^(←だいへう (daifeu)?)
  1. a representative, representation, delegation, example
    Sense id: en-代表-ja-noun-t3itt~Q3 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 37 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 43 6 31 20 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 32 14 29 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 10 35 24
  2. a typification
    Sense id: en-代表-ja-noun-eTMoj8a1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 32 14 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 代表的 (daihyōteki) (ruby: (だい), (ひょう), (てき)), 代表作 (daihyōsaku) (ruby: (だい), (ひょう), (さく)), 代表者 (daihyōsha) (ruby: (だい), (ひょう), (しゃ))

Verb

IPA: [da̠iço̞ː] Forms: 代表する ^transitive suru [canonical] (ruby: (だい), (ひょう)), daihyō suru [romanization], daifeu [romanization], 代表し [stem] (ruby: (だい), (ひょう)), 代表した [past] (ruby: (だい), (ひょう))
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Chinese 代表 (dàibiǎo). Etymology templates: {{lbor|ja|zh|-|sort=たいひよう'}} Learned borrowing from Chinese, {{zh-l|代表}} 代表 (dàibiǎo) Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|だいひょう|hhira=だいへう|tr=transitive}} 代(だい)表(ひょう)する • (daihyō suru) ^(←だいへう (daifeu)?)transitive suru (stem 代(だい)表(ひょう)し (daihyō shi), past 代(だい)表(ひょう)した (daihyō shita))
  1. to represent, stand for
    Sense id: en-代表-ja-verb--Pt0H-2W Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with goon, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 37 17 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 11 37 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with goon: 24 9 38 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 11 37 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 32 14 29 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 10 35 24 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 11 37 26
  2. to typify
    Sense id: en-代表-ja-verb-1SsXfIH3 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 37 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 32 14 29 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 10 35 24
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          "ref": "1931, Yuriko Miyamoto, Playful Soviet Children:",
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          "text": "母さんは、工場で職場代表をやっている。",
          "translation": "The mother serves as the representative on the factory floor.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "roman": "Kore ga Nihon no shakai o daihyō shite iru n da to iu.",
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      "ipa": "[da̠iço̞ː]"
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        ],
        [
          "stand for",
          "stand for"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "This typifies a Japanese society.",
          "ref": "1908, Natsume Sōseki, Sanshirō:",
          "roman": "Kore ga Nihon no shakai o daihyō shite iru n da to iu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "日",
              "に"
            ],
            [
              "本",
              "ほん"
            ],
            [
              "社",
              "しゃ"
            ],
            [
              "会",
              "かい"
            ],
            [
              "代",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "表",
              "ひょう"
            ],
            [
              "言",
              "い"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "これが日本の社会を代表しているんだと言う。",
          "translation": "This typifies a Japanese society.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to typify"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "typify",
          "typify"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[da̠iço̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "だいひょー"
    }
  ],
  "word": "代表"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 代表 meaning in Japanese (5.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "parser/328",
  "msg": "TABLE not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "代表"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "代表",
  "trace": "started on line 3, detected on line 10"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/304",
  "msg": "HTML tag <div> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "代表"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "代表",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 10"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </div>",
  "path": [
    "代表"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "代表",
  "trace": ""
}

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