代理|だいりdairi[0]heiban (flat)

1. suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiverepresentation; agency; proxy
   明日あす私は忙いそがしいです。だから、私の代理だいりをする人ひとを手配てはいしました。↗

   I'm engaged tomorrow, so I've arranged for someone else to take my place.
2. nounproxy; agent; representative; deputy; substitute; surrogate; stand-in
   私が不在ふざいの時ときは彼かれが私の代理だいりです。↗

   He will be my deputy while I am away.

• Synonym代行だいこうNeutralExecuting a task or business in someone's place, as in 「運転代行」「社長代行」; emphasizes carrying out the work.
• Synonym代役だいやくNeutralTaking over a role or post in someone's place, mostly in performances; 「代理」 focuses on exercising authority and handling affairs.
• SynonymエージェントNeutralLoanword for an agent such as a talent or sales agent; common in entertainment, sports and business.
• Synonym代人だいにんWrittenWritten word for a proxy or deputy; rarely used.
• Synonym代任だいにんWrittenRare, mainly written: acting in a post; 「代理」 is the usual word.
• RelatedピンチヒッターNeutralA pinch hitter in baseball; also figuratively, someone who steps in to save a tight situation.
• Related代わりかわりNeutralThe most common everyday word for a substitute person or thing, as in 「代わりに行く」; 「代理」 is more formal and has legal senses.
• Related代理人だいりにんNeutralA person entrusted to act as another's proxy, especially in a legal sense.
• Related補欠ほけつNeutralA reserve or substitute player, or filling a vacancy; 「代理」 is about exercising authority in someone's place.
• Related替え玉かえだまNeutralAn impostor taking someone's place, with a nuance of deception, as in 「替え玉受験」; also an extra serving of ramen noodles.
• Related替えかえNeutralA spare kept for replacing something, as in 「替えのシャツ」; mostly for things.
• Related代表だいひょうNeutralRepresenting a group in speech or action, or being a typical example; 「代理」 handles affairs for one person, without the sense of representing the whole.
• Related吹き替えふきかえNeutralDubbing of film, a stand-in in film or theater, or recoining currency; only the stand-in sense is close to 「代理」.
• Related後任こうにんNeutralA successor who formally takes over a post; 「代理」 handles affairs for the person, whose position stays theirs.
• Related代理店だいりてんNeutralA shop or company handling business as an agent, as in 「旅行代理店」.
• Related控えひかえNeutralA reserve person or thing kept ready, as in 「控えの選手」; also a copy or duplicate.
• Related身代わりみがわりNeutralSomeone who bears another's misfortune or responsibility, with a nuance of sacrifice or scapegoating.
• Related代り役かわりやくNeutralA substitute actor or stand-in; close to 「代役」.
• RelatedスタンドインNeutralLoanword for a stand-in actor in film and TV; rarely used.
• Related代理者だいりしゃWrittenA person acting as another's proxy; written/formal; 「代理人」 is the usual word.
• Related後釜あとがまCasualColloquial: someone who takes over another's position; also a second wife.
• Related代員だいいんWrittenRare, written: a person doing business in someone's place; 「代理人」 is the usual choice.
• Related代行者だいこうしゃWrittenA person who executes business on another's behalf; written/formal.
• Antonym本人ほんにんNeutralThe person themselves, the party concerned; the opposite of 「代理」, which acts in their place.

Use 「代理」 for exercising someone's authority or legal representation; 「代わり」 for everyday substitution; 「代行」 for handling business on someone's behalf; 「代役」 for standing in for a role in a performance; 「後任」 for a successor.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 本人ほんにんに代かわって役目やくめを処理しょりすること。
2. 本人ほんにんに代かわってする意思いし表示ひょうじの法律ほうりつ効果こうかが本人ほんにんに帰属きぞくする制度せいど。