代理店|だいりてんdairiten
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- nounagency; agent
- SynonymエージェンシーNeutralA loanword for an agency or brokerage firm, as in 「広告エージェンシー」; 「代理店」 is the more everyday word.
- Synonym代理業者だいりぎょうしゃWrittenA formal term for a merchant that conducts agency business; 「代理店」 is more everyday and stresses the shop or company itself.
- RelatedエージェントNeutralA loanword for an agent, broker or spy, usually an individual; 「代理店」 refers to a company or shop.
- Related代理だいりNeutralCovers the act of representing someone or the person who does so, as in 「部長代理」; 「代理店」 specifically means an agency company or shop.
- Related代行だいこうNeutralMeans doing a task on someone's behalf, as in 「運転代行」; 「代理店」 specifically means an agency company or shop.
- Related仲介ちゅうかいNeutralRefers to intermediation, standing between two parties, as in 「不動産仲介」; 「代理店」 stresses selling or handling business on a principal's behalf.
- Related仲立ちなかだちNeutralA colloquial word for acting as a go-between, bringing two parties together; 「代理店」 stresses selling or handling business on a principal's behalf.
- Related代理人だいりにんNeutralMeans an agent, often a lawyer, and usually an individual; 「代理店」 specifically means an agency company or shop.
- Related代理業だいりぎょうWrittenA written, formal term for the agency business as an industry; 「代理店」 points to a concrete shop or company.
- Related代行者だいこうしゃWrittenA formal word for a person who carries out a task or duty in someone's place; 「代理店」 specifically means an agency company or shop.
- Related仲介者ちゅうかいしゃNeutralMeans a go-between or middleman, as in 「仲介者を立てる」; 「代理店」 specifically means an agency company.
- Antonym直営店ちょくえいてんNeutralOpposite of 「代理店」 on the agency-versus-direct-operation axis: a store the manufacturer runs and manages itself.
Use 「代理店」 for a company or shop that sells or handles business on behalf of others, as in 「旅行代理店」 and 「広告代理店」. For an individual acting as agent, pick 「代理人」 or 「エージェント」; for go-between work, 「仲介」. The opposite of agency sales is 「直営店」, a directly managed store.
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