補欠選手

• 読み: ほけつせんしゅ
• ローマ字: hoketsu senshu
• 漢字の分解: 補 (ho) — supplement; 欠 (ketsu) — vacancy, lack; 選 (sen) — select; 手 (shu) — person, player
• 発音: /ho.ke.tsɯ.seɴ.ɕɯ/

意味

Substitute player; reserve player; a backup who fills in when a regular team member cannot play.

A compound noun combining 補欠 (substitute/reserve) with 選手 (player/athlete). Used in sports for bench players who replace starters. 補欠 alone can also refer to a reserve position in non-sports contexts (e.g. 補欠合格, being accepted off a waiting list). The short form 補欠 is often used when the sports context is clear.

例文

1. 彼は三年間ずっと補欠選手だったが最後の試合に出場した。
2. 補欠選手もチームの一員として大切な役割がある。
3. けが人が出たので補欠選手が急きょ投入された。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, team activities, school clubs

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 補 (ho, to supplement) + 欠 (ketsu, vacancy/lack) + 選 (sen, select) + 手 (shu, person/player). Literally 'a selected person who fills a vacancy,' describing a reserve who steps in when needed.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal