詰つめ替かえる

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め

か

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

repack; refill; transfer into a new container

Used when moving contents from one container to another, especially for refilling household products like soap, shampoo, or seasonings from a large refill pack into a smaller dispenser.

シャンプーを詰つめ替かえ用ようのボトルに詰つめ替かえる。
I refill the shampoo into a refillable bottle.
大おお袋ぶくろから小こ瓶

びん

に

調ちょう

味み

料りょう

を

詰つ

め

替か

え

た

。

I transferred the seasoning from the large bag into a small bottle.

Written forms

詰つめ替かえるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in product labels and everyday writing.
つめかえるUsage5%
詰つめ替かえる
Less common variant without okurigana め; still seen but 詰め替える is preferred.

Kanji

詰packed, close, pressed
替exchange, spare, substitute

Similar words

詰つめる
詰める means to pack, stuff, or fill something tightly; 詰め替える specifically means to repack or refill into a different container.
入いれ替かえる
入れ替える is a more general term for replacing or swapping contents; 詰め替える emphasizes the action of packing or filling again, often with a focus on transferring bulk products.

Etymology

Compound of 詰める (tsumeru, 'to pack') and 替える (kaeru, 'to replace'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'to repack' or 'to refill'.