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Kotomora

替

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ

Kun'yomi

  • か.える
  • か.え-
  • か.わる

Nanori

  • かえ

Meaning

替 centers on swapping one thing for another: exchanging, substituting, or having a spare ready to take over.

Most common words using 替

21 of 229
  • 替えかえ

    change; alteration

  • 切り替えきりかえ

    exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

  • 替わるかわる
    N3

    to succeed; to relieve; to replace

  • 着替えきがえ
    N2

    changing clothes; change of clothes

  • 代替だいたい

    substitution

  • 為替かわせ
    N2

    money order; draft

  • 入れ替えいれかえ

    replacement; substitution; change

  • 日替わりひがわり
    N3

    changing every day

  • 切り替えるきりかえる
    N2

    to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

  • 振替ふりかえ

    transfer; switching over; change

  • 替えるかえる
    N3

    to replace; to convert; to change

  • 両替りょうがえ
    N4

    change; money exchange

  • 替え玉かえだま

    stand-in; proxy; substitute; double; ringer

  • 着替えるきがえる
    N3

    to change (one's clothes)

  • 組み替えくみかえ

    rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification

  • 衣替えころもがえ

    seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season

  • 塗り替えるぬりかえる

    to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour)

  • 取り替えるとりかえる
    N4

    to exchange; to swap; to barter; to trade

  • 為替相場かわせそうば

    exchange rate; rate of exchange

  • 立て替えるたてかえる
    N2

    to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

  • 並び替えるならびかえる

    to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

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Etymology

替 is thought to combine 㚘 (two people side by side) with 曰 (to speak), suggesting a verbal exchange or substitution between two parties. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Two people (㚘) stand together and speak (曰) to arrange a swap: one person exchanges places or items with the other.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, imagine exchanging a tie with someone: tie -> タイ, and the two people swap neckties while speaking.