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取り替え (とりかえ, torikae) Japanese meaning: swap | Kotomora

取とり替かえ

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JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

swap; exchange; replacement

Refers to the act of exchanging one thing for another, often in a mutual or reciprocal manner. Used for physical items, roles, or abstract concepts.

部ぶ品ひんの取とり替か

え

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

The parts need to be replaced.

彼かれと席せきの取とり替かえをした。

I swapped seats with him.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の取とり替かえをするto replace/exchange (something)
古ふるくなったフィルターの取とり替かえをした。
I replaced the old filter.
〈物もの〉の取とり替かえが必ひつ要ようだ(something) needs to be replaced
このタイヤは取とり替かえが必ひつ要ようです。
These tires need to be replaced.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
替exchange, spare, substitute

Related words

交こう換かんN3
交換 is the general, formal word for an exchange or swap (goods, information, greetings), while 取り替え emphasizes physically replacing one item with another.
入いれ替かえ
入れ替え focuses on swapping the order or position of things (like seats or lineups), whereas 取り替え focuses on replacing a worn or broken item with a new one.
差さし替かえ
差し替え is a more technical term for substituting one part or section for another (e.g. film footage, document pages), while 取り替え is the everyday word for swapping objects.
引ひき換かえN1
取り替え emphasizes replacing something old or broken with something new, whereas 引き換え focuses on a transactional swap, like handing over a ticket for goods.

Don't confuse with

取とり扱あつかいN1
取り扱い means 'handling/treatment (of goods)', not exchanging, but learners can confuse it with 取り替え because both start with 取り.

Word family

取とり替かえっこ
swap; exchange

Written forms

取とり替かえUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
取とり替かえUsage36%
Abbreviated kanji spelling, common in compounds and technical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') and 替え (kae, continuative form of 替える 'to exchange').