EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    stand-in; proxy; substitute; double; ringer

    警察が追っていたのは替え玉で、その間に真犯人を逃してしまった。
    The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape.
  2. second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)

Also written 替玉【かえだま】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Kun
か.えるか.え-か.わる
On
タイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
979 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

かえ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4c8.12The Kanji Dictionary
5560.3Four corner code
1478deroo
66ffUnicode hex code
1-34-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2140Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2486New Nelson (John Haig)
2783New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3457Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1780Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2424Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
842Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
905Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
849A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1398Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14300Morohashi
1548A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
744Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1547Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
375Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1001Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
850Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ti4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

jewel, ball

Kun
たまたま--だま
On
ギョク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
737 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おうだん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
4f0.2The Kanji Dictionary
1010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
7389Unicode hex code
1-22-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3620New Nelson (John Haig)
3477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
610A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
204Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
103Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20821Morohashi
102A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64sakade
732Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48henshall3
40Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
575Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
262Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level