Kanji

替

替

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

曰部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かえる, かえ-, かわる

Common Readings

タイ, か…える, か…わる

Example sentences

着替える きがえる
出かける 前 に 服 を 着替える 。

I'll change my clothes before going out.

一旦 いったん
一旦 家 に 帰って 、 着替えて から 出かけます 。

I'll go home for a bit, change clothes, and then head out.

着替え きがえ
運動 の 後 は 着替え が 必要 だ 。

A change of clothes is necessary after exercising.

切り替える きりかえる
気持ち を 切り替えて 、 新しい 仕事 に 取り組もう 。

Let's change our mindset and tackle the new job.

モード モード
冷房 の モード を 「 弱 」 に 切り替えた 。

I switched the air conditioner's mode to 'low'.

入れ替わる いれかわる
負傷 した 選手 が 控え の 選手 と 入れ替わった 。

The injured player was replaced by a substitute player.

替える かえる
古く なった 電池 を 新しい もの に 替えた 。

I replaced the old batteries with new ones.

入れ替える いれかえる
古く なった 電池 を 新しい もの に 入れ替えた

I replaced the old batteries with new ones.

空気 くうき
部屋 の 空気 を 入れ替える ため に 窓 を 開けた 。

I opened the window to let some fresh air into the room.

切り替わる きりかわる
信号 が 青 に 切り替わった ので 、 車 が 動き出した 。

Since the traffic light switched to green, the cars started moving.

Example Vocabulary

着替える

きがえる

to change clothes

着替え

きがえ

change of clothes

切り替える

きりかえる

to switch; to change; to refresh

入れ替わる

いれかわる

to replace; to change places

替える

かえる

to replace; to exchange; to substitute

入れ替える

いれかえる

to replace; to substitute; to change

切り替わる

きりかわる

to change over; to switch; to be replaced

替わる

かわる

to be replaced; to alternate; to take over

入れ替わり

いれかわり

substitution; replacement; change; alternation

替え

かえ

replacement; spare; substitute

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