Kanji

換

interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かえる, -かえる, かわる

Nanori (Name Reading)

やす

Common Readings

カン, か…える, か…わる

Example sentences

交換 こうかん
授業の後で、友達と連絡先を交換した。

After class, I exchanged contact information with my friend.

部品 ぶひん
壊れた部品を新しいものと交換した。

Replaced the broken part with a new one.

変換 へんかん
このファイルをPDF形式に変換してください。

Please convert this file into PDF format.

ピニオン ピニオン
ラックとピニオンの組み合わせで回転運動を直線運動に変換する。

The combination of a rack and pinion converts rotational motion into linear motion.

引き換え ひきかえ
代金と引き換えに商品を受け取った。

I received the product in exchange for the payment.

気分転換 きぶんてんかん
勉強の合間に気分転換として散歩をすることにした

I decided to take a walk as a change of pace between my studies.

書き換える かきかえる
彼は古い免許証を新しいものに書き換えた。

He renewed his old driver's license for a new one.

言い換える いいかえる
難しい専門用語を子供にもわかるように言い換える。

Rephrase difficult technical terms so that children can understand them.

換える かえる
空港の銀行で日本円を米ドルに換えた。

I exchanged Japanese Yen for US Dollars at the airport bank.

転換 てんかん
彼は政策の転換を求めた。

He demanded a shift in policy.

Example Vocabulary

交換

こうかん

exchange; replacement

変換

へんかん

conversion, transformation

引き換え

ひきかえ

exchange; conversion

気分転換

きぶんてんかん

change of pace; diversion; refreshing one's mood

書き換える

かきかえる

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew (a document)

言い換える

いいかえる

to rephrase; to say in other words

換える

かえる

to exchange; to replace

転換

てんかん

conversion; shift; changeover

乗り換える

のりかえる

to transfer; to change vehicles; to switch to another option

方向転換

ほうこうてんかん

change of direction; shift in policy or strategy

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