Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute 受 accept, undergo, answer (phone) 験 verification, effect, testing Related words 替か え 玉だま 替え玉 means a substitute or impostor in general, while 替え玉受験 specifically refers to proxy test-taking.
カンニング カンニング is cheating by looking at notes or others' answers during an exam, whereas 替え玉受験 is having someone else take the entire exam.
Written forms 替か え 玉だま 受じゅ 験けん
Standard spelling using 替え玉 (substitute, impostor) and 受験 (taking an exam).
替かえ 玉だま 受じゅ 験けん
Variant spelling with 替玉 , also seen but less common than 替え玉受験 .
Etymology Compound of 替え玉 (substitute, impostor) and 受験 (taking an exam). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern compound.
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