入いれ替かわり

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

Refers to the act of one thing taking the place of another, often implying a swap or rotation. Commonly used in contexts like personnel changes, alternating shifts, or swapping items.

社しゃ員いんの入いれ替かわりが激はげしい会かい社しゃだ。
It's a company with a high turnover of employees.

昼ちゅう夜やの入いれ替かわりで警けい備び員いんが交こう代たいする。

The guards change over at the shift change between day and night.

Written forms

入いれ替かわりUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
入いれ代かわりUsage11%
Variant using 代; less common but still encountered.
入いれ替かわりUsage8%
Rare okurigana variant; not recommended for learners.
入いれ代かわりUsage3%
Rare okurigana variant; not recommended for learners.

Kanji

入enter, insert
替exchange, spare, substitute
代substitute, change, convert

Similar words

交こう代たい
交代 focuses on people taking turns or alternating in a role, while 入れ替わり emphasizes the replacement or swapping of one thing for another, often with a sense of flux.
交こう換かん
交換 is a direct exchange of items, often with mutual consent, whereas 入れ替わり can be a one-sided replacement or a natural turnover.

Etymology

Compound of the verb 入れる (to put in) in its continuative form 入れ and the verb 替わる (to be replaced) in its continuative form 替わり, literally meaning 'putting in and replacing'.