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交換台 (koukandai) Japanese meaning: switchboard | Kotomora

交こう換かん台だい

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Meanings

1

Telephone switchboard; the physical equipment used to connect calls manually.

昔むかしのホテルには交こう換かん台だいがあった。

Old hotels had a switchboard.

2

switchboard operator

Colloquial metonymy; the person who operates the switchboard.

交こう換かん台だいに電でん話わをつないでもらった。
I had the switchboard operator connect the call.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
換interchange, period, change
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

交こう換かん手しゅ
交換手 is a more formal term for a telephone operator, while 交換台 can colloquially refer to the operator as well as the equipment.

Word family

おむつ交こう換かん台だい
diaper changing station; nappy changing stand

Built from

交こう換かん+台だい

Etymology

Compound of 交換 (switch, exchange) and 台 (stand, platform). The operator sense is a colloquial metonymy.