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後釜に据える (あとがまにすえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
install someone as a successor ; put someone in another's place
Idiomatic expression meaning to appoint or place a person into a position previously held by someone else, often with a nuance of replacement or filling a vacancy. The phrase uses 後釜 (successor) and 据える (to set/install).
彼かれ
は
ライバル
を
蹴け
落お
とし
て
、
自じ
分ぶん
を
後あと
釜がま
に
据す
えよう
と
し
て
いる
。
He is trying to push out his rival and put himself in that position.
Written forms 後あと 釜がま に 据す える
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
後あと 釜がま にすえる
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in less formal writing.
Kanji 釜 kettle, cauldron, iron pot 据 set, lay a foundation, install Similar words 後こう 任にん 後任 is a noun meaning 'successor' or 'replacement person', while 後釜に据える is the verb phrase for the act of installing that successor.
据す える 据える alone means 'to set' or 'to place' in a fixed position; the idiom 後釜に据える specifically applies this to filling a role or position.
Etymology The expression combines 後釜 (successor, literally 'the pot after') with 据える (to set/install). The origin of 後釜 is uncertain, but it metaphorically refers to the next person taking over a role, like a new pot replacing an old one.
