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切り替え (きりかえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
switching ; changeover ; conversion ; replacement
Refers to the act or process of changing from one thing to another, such as switching modes, replacing parts, or converting currencies. Often used in technical, business, and everyday contexts.
テレビ の 入にゅう 力りょく 切き り 替か え を 間ま 違ちが え た 。
I got the TV input switching wrong.
Written forms 切き り 替か え Usage 77%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
切きり 替かえ Usage 12%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; sometimes found in technical or abbreviated contexts.
切きり 替か え Usage 7%
Abbreviated okurigana form; less common but still seen.
切き り 換か え Usage 2%
Variant spelling using 換; interchangeable with 切り替え in most contexts.
切きり 換かえ Usage 1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; sometimes found in technical or abbreviated contexts.
切きり 換か え
Abbreviated okurigana variant with 換.
Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute 換 interchange, period, change Similar words 切き り 替か える Transitive verb form meaning 'to switch' or 'to change over'. 切り替え is the noun form of this action.
変へん 更こう Means 'change' or 'modification' in a broader sense. 切り替え emphasizes a discrete switch from one state to another, often with a clear before/after.
転てん 換かん Implies a major shift or conversion, often in policy, direction, or energy. 切り替え is more about operational or functional switching.
Etymology Compound of 切り (kiri, continuative form of 切る 'to cut') + 替え (kae, continuative form of 替える 'to replace'). Literally 'cut and replace', referring to a clean switch from one thing to another.
