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入れ替え戦 (いれかえせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
promotion/relegation playoff
sports
Sports term for a match or series between teams facing promotion and relegation, typically between the bottom of a higher division and the top of a lower division.
入い れ 替か え 戦せん に 勝か っ た チーム が 来らい 季き の 1 部ぶ 昇しょう 格かく を 決き め た 。
The team that won the playoff secured promotion to the first division for next season.
Written forms 入い れ 替か え 戦せん
入いれ 替かえ 戦せん
Abbreviated kanji form; common in headlines and compact writing.
Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute Similar words プレーオフ A general playoff for a championship or qualification, not specifically for promotion/relegation.
昇しょう 格かく Promotion (to a higher division), the outcome for the winner.
降こう 格かく Relegation (to a lower division), the outcome for the loser.
Etymology Compound of 入れ替え (irekae, 'replacement, swapping') + 戦 (sen, 'match, battle').
