替わる
Reading: かわる
Meaning: to alternate, to take turns, to be replaced
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Example Sentence
A job where staff members rotate every hour.
Usage Notes
Written specifically as 替わる (not 代わる) when indicating alternation, rotation, or replacement of one thing by another, as in 'taking turns' or 'changing shifts'. Distinguished from 代わる (taking someone's place) and 変わる (to change in nature).
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