Chinese

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substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do
to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make
 
simp. and trad.
(代作)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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代作

  1. (literary) to come in succession

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
さく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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(だい) (dai-, substitute, in substitution for someone else) + (さく) (saku, a work (of art, literature, etc.))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(さく) (daisaku

  1. work by the hands of others, ghostwriting

Verb

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(だい)(さく)する (daisaku surutransitive suru (stem (だい)(さく) (daisaku shi), past (だい)(さく)した (daisaku shita))

  1. to write for (someone), to ghostwrite

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN