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仕替える (しかえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
do over ; start anew ; redo
Used when redoing something from the beginning, often because the first attempt was unsatisfactory or circumstances changed. Slightly formal or literary; in casual speech やり直す is more common.
は
失しっ
敗ぱい
し
た
の
で
、
最さい
初しょ
から
仕し
替か
え
た
。
He failed, so he started over from the beginning.
Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute Similar words やり 直なお す やり直す is the common, everyday word for 'redo' or 'do over'. 仕替える is less frequent and can sound more deliberate or formal.
作つく り 直なお す 作り直す specifically means 'remake' or 'rebuild', focusing on physical creation. 仕替える is broader and can apply to plans, arrangements, or abstract processes.
Etymology Compound of 仕 (し, continuative form of する 'to do') + 替える (かえる 'to change, replace'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with redoing or changing an action.
