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取り替え (とりかえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり替かえ

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り

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

swap; exchange; replacement

Refers to the act of exchanging one thing for another, often in a mutual or reciprocal manner. Used for physical items, roles, or abstract concepts.

部ぶ品ひんの取とり替かえが必ひつ要ようです。
The parts need to be replaced.
彼かれと席せき

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取と

り

替か

え

を

し

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I swapped seats with him.

Written forms

取とり替かえUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
取とり替かえUsage36%
Abbreviated kanji spelling, common in compounds and technical contexts.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
替exchange, spare, substitute

Similar words

交こう換かん
交換 is a more formal and general term for exchange, often used in official or systematic contexts, while 取り替え implies a more direct, hands-on swap.
取とり替かえる
取り替える is the verb form meaning 'to exchange' or 'to replace', whereas 取り替え is the noun form referring to the act or instance of swapping.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') and 替え (kae, continuative form of 替える 'to exchange').