替かわる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be replaced; succeed someone; relieve someone

Only when written 替わる / 替る

Intransitive use for a person, role, shift, or item being replaced by another. This is not the sense 'to succeed' as in 'to be successful.' 替わる is the especially typical spelling.

• 受うけ付つけの係かかりは一いち時じ間かんごとに替かわる。

  The reception staff rotate every hour.

• 年ねん度どの途と中ちゅうで担たん当とう者しゃが替かわった。

  The person in charge was replaced in the middle of the fiscal year.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

take the place of; substitute for; represent; hand over the phone

Only when written 代わる / 代る

Used when someone acts in another person's place or on their behalf. In telephone contexts, 〜に代わります means handing the call over to that person. 代わる is the especially typical spelling.

• 社しゃ長ちょうに代かわって、副ふく社しゃ長ちょうが式しきに出しゅっ席せきした。

  The vice president attended the ceremony on behalf of the president.

• 少しょう々しょうお待まちください。担たん当とう者しゃに代かわります。

  Please hold for a moment. I will put the person in charge on the line.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be exchanged; switch places; be swapped

Only when written 換わる / 換る

Used for things changing places or being exchanged, especially when the idea is mutual exchange rather than simple replacement. 換わる is the highlighted spelling, though 入れ換わる or the transitive 換える may be more common in many everyday contexts.

• このポイントは現げん金きんに換かわる。

  These points can be exchanged for cash.

• 昼ひる休やすみのあと、二人ふたりの席せきが換かわっていた。

  After lunch, the two people's seats had been switched.