代 案(だいあん)

だいあん

noun

alternative plan; counterproposal

business communication

1. alternative plan; counterproposal; alternative idea

A different plan or proposal offered as a substitute when the original one is rejected or deemed inadequate.

代案(だいあん)を出(だ)してください。

Please come up with an alternative plan.

批判(ひはん)するなら代案(だいあん)を示(しめ)せ。

If you're going to criticize, then show an alternative.

予算(よさん)の関係(かんけい)で元(もと)の計画(けいかく)は中止(ちゅうし)になり、代案(だいあん)を検討(けんとう)することになった。

Due to budget constraints, the original plan was cancelled, and we decided to consider an alternative.

Compound of 代(だい) (substitute) and 案(あん) (plan/proposal). Very commonly used in business, politics, and meetings. The phrase 代案(だいあん)を出(だ)す (to offer an alternative) is especially common — it implies that simply rejecting a proposal is not enough; one should also suggest a replacement.

Common collocations

代案(だいあん)を出(だ)す: to offer an alternative plan
代案(だいあん)を示(しめ)す: to present an alternative
代案(だいあん)を検討(けんとう)する: to consider an alternative
代案(だいあん)がない: there is no alternative
代案(だいあん)を求(もと)める: to ask for an alternative

Similar words

対案(たいあん): counterproposal — specifically a competing proposal, often in political or legislative contexts
代替案(だいたいあん): alternative plan — longer form with essentially the same meaning
案(あん): plan; proposal — the base word, without the 'substitute' nuance

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Added 2026.4.6 0:13 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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