替え玉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
替 玉
か(え)
Grade: S		 たま > だま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 替 (か)え (kae, “change, substitute”) + 玉 (たま) (tama, “ball, jewel → character, bowl”).

The tama changes to dama as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

替え玉 (hiragana かえだま, rōmaji kaedama, historical hiragana かへだま)

  1. a replacement, substitute
  2. a proxy, double
  3. a serving or bowl of ramen noodles (added to already purchased ramen, as to finish the remaining soup)

Derived terms

  • 替 (か)え玉 (だま)受 (じゅ)験 (けん) (kaedama juken)

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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