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補欠選手 (ほけつせんしゅ) — spare player | Kumi Dictionary

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補欠選手

補欠選手

補ほ欠けつ選せん手しゅ

spare player

Kanji Vocab Sports & Martial Arts35 strokes

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ほけつせんしゅ

Noun

1.

spare player, substitute, sub, benchwarmer

ANIMATION

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Speed1.0x

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Kanji that make up this word

おぎな.う…(1)

supplement・supply・make good・offset・compensate…(2)

か.ける・か.く…(2)

lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)

えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)

elect・select・choose・prefer

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

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