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組み替え (くみかえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
rearrangement ; recomposition ; reclassification ; recombination
Noun and する-verb for changing how parts, members, categories, classes, budgets, or similar units are grouped or arranged. In technical compounds such as 遺伝子組換え, it can mean biological or genetic recombination/modification.
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The committee is considering reworking the budget proposal.
Written forms 組く み 替か え Usage 16%
Standard attested spelling and the high-priority form.
組く み 換か え Usage 77%
Attested variant using 換え, emphasizing exchange or recombination of parts.
組くみ 換か え Usage 4%
Compact attested variant; common in compounds such as 遺伝子組換え.
組くみ 替か え Usage 3%
Variant without okurigana after 組; often seen in compact official or technical writing.
Kanji 組 association, braid, plait 替 exchange, spare, substitute 換 interchange, period, change Similar words 入い れ 替か え Means replacing or swapping items; 組み替え focuses more on changing the grouping, structure, or arrangement of the same elements.
再さい 編へん A more formal word for reorganization or restructuring, especially of organizations, systems, or industries.
組く み 直なお し Emphasizes building or assembling something again; 組み替え emphasizes changing the arrangement or combination.
Etymology Compound of 組み, the continuative/noun form of 組む meaning to put together or form a group, and 替え or 換え meaning change or exchange. The spellings reflect the idea of changing how things are combined or arranged.
