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    3. 替え玉

    替え玉

    替かえ​玉だま

    stand-in

    KMT7News #12+1NounDaily LifeFood & DiningKanji Vocab19 strokes

    替玉

    かえだま

    Noun

    1.
    stand-in, proxy, substitute, double, ringer
    2.
    second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

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    ラーメンの替かえ玉だまを注ちゅう文もんしました。

    I ordered a second serving of ramen noodles.

    KMT4Food & Dining
    このラーメン屋やでは替かえ玉だまができます。

    You can get a second serving of noodles at this ramen shop.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    替かえ玉だまを頼たのんで、スープも最さい後ごまで美お味いしくいただきました。

    I ordered a second serving of noodles and enjoyed the soup until the very end.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれは忙いそがしい時とき、会かい議ぎに替かえ玉だまを送おくることがある。

    When he's busy, he sometimes sends a proxy to meetings.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    試し験けんで替かえ玉だまを使つかうのは不ふ正せい行こう為いです。

    Using a stand-in for an exam is cheating.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
    Kanji
    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
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