換かん言げん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

rephrasing; putting another way

Formal noun and suru-verb used when restating something in different words. Often appears in the fixed phrase 換言すれば (in other words).

See also: 換言すれば

• この文ぶん章しょうを換かん言げんすると、もっとわかりやすくなる。

  If you rephrase this passage, it becomes easier to understand.

• 換かん言げんすれば、それは不ふ可か能のうだということだ。

  In other words, that means it's impossible.