すげ替かえる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

exchange; replace; swap out

General term for taking something out and putting a different one in its place; used for objects, parts, or components.

電でん池ちを新あたらしいのにすげ替かえた。
I replaced the battery with a new one.
部ぶ品ひんをすげ替かえるだけで直

なお

り

ます

。

It can be fixed just by swapping out the part.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

replace a person; shift personnel; swap someone out

Used when one person is replaced by another in a role, team, or position; often implies a deliberate substitution.

監かん督とくはピッチャーをすげ替かえた。
The manager replaced the pitcher.
人じん事じ異い動どうで担たん当とう者しゃをすげ替かえることになった。
Due to a personnel reshuffle, the person in charge will be replaced.

Written forms

すげ替かえるUsage55%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; widely used and unambiguous.
すげかえるUsage35%
挿すげ替かえるUsage10%
Alternative kanji spelling using 挿 (insert); less common but still seen.
箝すげ替かえる
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 箝; it is rarely used.

Kanji

替exchange, spare, substitute
挿insert, put in, graft
箝insert, fit into, attach (a clog thong)

Similar words

取とり替かえる
取り替える is a more common and general word for exchanging or replacing things; すげ替える often implies a quick or casual swap, and can carry a nuance of replacing something that was not working well.
入いれ替かえる
入れ替える focuses on the physical act of taking one thing out and putting another in; すげ替える can be used similarly but is less common and may sound more colloquial or forceful.

Etymology

Compound of すげる (an old verb meaning 'to insert' or 'to set in') and 替える (to change). The exact derivation of すげる is uncertain, but the combination yields the meaning of swapping something that is inserted or fitted.