代理

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 代理 is read as だいり and means “proxy” and “substitute”.
• Basic usage: It describes attending a meeting for a manager or receiving a package on a grandfather’s behalf.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 代理で / 代理として
  • Use 代理で to describe acting in someone’s place and 代理として to state the capacity explicitly.