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だい
Grade: 3
へん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of (だい) (dai, proxy) + (へん) (hen, return). It may come from shortened term from ()わり(へん)()をする (kawari ni henji o suru, literally answer instead of [who isn't attend]).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(だい)(へん) (daihen

  1. (university slang) During the attendance check, deceiving a lecturer into thinking another person is in attendance by answering for them.

Verb edit

(だい)(へん)する (daihen surusuru (stem (だい)(へん) (daihen shi), past (だい)(へん)した (daihen shita))

  1. (university slang) During the attendance check, to deceive a lecturer into thinking another person is in attendance by answering for them.

Conjugation edit