noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
替え玉 かえだま
替玉 かえだま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exchange, spare, substitute
か.える タイ かえ (7th, N2)
a partner, a companion, bright
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)