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交代選手 (こうたいせんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

交こう代たい選せん手しゅ

Meanings

1

noun

substitute player; substitution

sports

Sports term for a player who replaces another during a game, or the act of substitution itself.

彼かれは交こう代たい選せん手しゅとして試し合あいに出でた。
He entered the game as a substitute player.
監かん督とくは交こう代たい選せん手しゅをベンチから呼よんだ。
The manager called a substitute from the bench.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
代substitute, change, convert
選elect, select, choose
手

hand

Similar words

控ひかえ選せん手しゅ
控え選手 is a reserve or bench player, while 交代選手 specifically refers to a player who is actively substituting in or has been substituted.
補ほ欠けつ
補欠 is a more general term for a substitute or alternate, not limited to sports.

Etymology

Compound of 交代 (こうたい, 'alternation, substitution') and 選手 (せんしゅ, 'player, athlete').