引ひき換かえ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to the act of exchanging one thing for another, such as money, goods, or tickets. Often used in set phrases like 引き換えに (in exchange for).

商しょう品ひん券けんと現げん金きんを引ひき換かえる。
Exchange gift certificates for cash.
チケットは当とう日じつ、窓まど口ぐちで引ひき換かえてください。
Please exchange your ticket at the counter on the day of the event.
自じ由ゆうと引ひき換かえに、多おおくの責せき任にんを負おうことになった。
In exchange for freedom, I had to take on a lot of responsibility.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を引ひき換かえに渡わたすto hand something over in exchange (for something else)
商しょう品ひんと引ひき換かえにお金かねを渡わたした。
I handed over the money in exchange for the goods.
引ひき換かえ券けんを渡わたすto hand over an exchange coupon/voucher
受うけ付つけで引ひき換かえ券けんを渡わたされた。
I was handed an exchange voucher at the reception desk.
代だい金きん引ひき換かえで支し払はらうto pay by cash on delivery
商しょう品ひんは代だい金きん引ひき換かえで支し払はらった。
I paid for the item by cash on delivery.

Expressions

に引ひき換かえin contrast to; unlike; while; whereas
引ひき換かえてon the contrary; instead

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
換interchange, period, change
替exchange, spare, substitute

Related words

交こう換かんN3
交換 is the general word for exchanging or swapping things, while 引き換え specifically implies trading one item for another of matching value, as in redeeming a coupon.
取とり替かえ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

引ひき取とり
引き取り means picking up or collecting something (e.g. a parcel), while 引き換え means exchanging one thing for another, so learners confuse the two 引き- compounds.

Word family

引ひき換かえる
exchange; convert · in contrast to; unlike

Written forms

引ひき換かえUsage54%
Most common spelling; used in general contexts.
引ひき換かえUsage32%
Abbreviated form; seen in compounds or signs.
引ひき換かえUsage9%
Common variant; slightly more compact.
引ひき替かえUsage3%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely used.
引ひき替かえUsage2%
Alternate kanji; often used when emphasizing substitution or replacement.
引ひき替かえ
Compact variant of 引き替え.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 換え (kae, continuative form of 換える 'to exchange'). Literally 'pulling and exchanging', referring to the act of handing over one thing and receiving another in return.