How to say "agent" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe direct loanword for 'agent'. It is at home in technical and business contexts, such as AI or software agents and sports agents.
- 取次ぎとりつぎnounCovers the go-between sense of 'agent': intermediation, or handling business on another's behalf. It suggests an intermediary or distributor passing matters between parties rather than a personal representative.
- 仲立ちなかだちnoun, suru verb, intransitive verbMediation between two parties, or the go-between who mediates. For 'agent' it is the intermediary sense — someone standing between sides to arrange matters — rather than a formal representative.
- 代理店だいりてんnounAn agency in the commercial sense: a shop or company that handles a manufacturer's or provider's business, as with insurance or dealerships. It denotes the business, not an individual person.
- 代理人だいりにんnounA person who acts in another's place — a proxy, deputy, or legal representative. This is the word for an individual formally empowered to act for someone, as in legal matters.
Choose 「エージェント」 as the direct loanword for technical and business agents, 代理人 for a person acting in someone's place, 代理店 for a commercial agency, and 「取次ぎ」 or 「仲立ち」 for go-between senses.
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Japanese equivalents
- エージェントagent
- 取次ぎとりつぎagency
- 仲立ちなかだちmediation
- 代理店だいりてんagency
- 代理人だいりにんproxy
- 代人だいにんsubstitute
- 剤ざいmedicine
- 周旋人しゅうせんにんagent
- 出張員しゅっちょういんagent
- 代行者だいこうしゃagent
- 代理業者だいりぎょうしゃagent
- 取扱人とりあつかいにんagent
- エージントagent
- 中継ぎ人なかつぎにんagent
- 代理者だいりしゃproxy
- 動因どういんdrive
- 斡旋者あっせんしゃmediator
- 動作主どうさしゅperformer of an action
- 口入れ人くちいれにんgo-between
- 調査官ちょうさかんexaminer
- 媒介者ばいかいしゃmediator
- 代理だいりproxy
- 世話人せわにんgo-between
- てこagent (causing something to happen)
- やり手やりてdoer
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