換

Meaning

換 centers on swapping one thing for another: interchanging, converting, replacing, or renewing. The idea of a period or cycle comes from the notion of things changing hands or states over time.

• 交換こうかん
  N3

  exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)

• 変換へんかん
  N2

  change; conversion; transformation

• 転換てんかん
  N1

  conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

• 乗り換えのりかえ
  N2

  transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection

• 互換ごかん

  interchange

• 置き換えおきかえ

  replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset

• 換算かんさん
  N1

  conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)

• 引き換えひきかえ
  N1

  exchange; conversion

• 書き換えかきかえ

  rewriting (e.g. of a book)

• 換金かんきん

  realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

• 換気かんき
  N2

  ventilation

• 置き換えるおきかえる

  to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange

• 言い換えいいかえ

  putting in other words; rephrasing; rewording; paraphrase

• 置換ちかん

  substitution; replacement

• 乗り換えるのりかえる
  N5

  to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)

• 換装かんそう

  exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

• 言い換えるいいかえる
  N2

  to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

• 買い換えるかいかえる

  to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)

• 書き換えるかきかえる

  to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

• 換気扇かんきせん
  N1

  ventilation fan; extractor fan

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