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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 3
へん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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(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

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(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

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