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移し替え (うつしかえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
transfer ; shift ; moving something from one place to another
Refers to the act of moving something (objects, data, funds, etc.) from one container, location, or medium to another. Often implies a careful or complete transfer. Used as a noun or with する.
花か 瓶びん から 花か 瓶びん へ 花はな を 移うつ し 替か え た 。
I transferred the flowers from one vase to another.
Kanji 替 exchange, spare, substitute Similar words 移うつ し 替か える 移し替え is the noun form (or する-verb stem) of the transitive verb 移し替える, which means 'to transfer' or 'to shift'.
移うつ す 移す is a more general verb for moving or transferring something. 移し替え specifically emphasizes moving from one container/place to another, often with a nuance of careful or complete transfer.
Etymology Compound of 移し (the continuative form of 移す, 'to move/transfer') and 替え (the continuative form of 替える, 'to change/replace'). The combination emphasizes moving something from one place to another, often with a sense of substitution or renewal.
