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抜け替わる (ぬけかわる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be replaced by falling out ; shed and regrow ; molt
Describes the natural process where something (hair, feathers, skin, teeth, etc.) falls out and is replaced by new growth. Often used for animals shedding or molting.
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It's the time when children's baby teeth fall out and are replaced by permanent ones.
Written forms 抜ぬ け 替か わる Usage 43%
Standard kanji spelling for the meaning 'to be replaced by falling out and growing anew'.
抜ぬ けかわる Usage 29%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
抜ぬ け 変か わる Usage 14%
Alternate kanji spelling using 変わる (to change).
抜ぬ け 代か わる Usage 14%
Alternate kanji spelling using 代わる (to substitute).
抜ぬ け 替かわ る
Old-style kanji spelling with 替る (now usually 替わる).
抜ぬ け 代かわ る
Old-style kanji spelling with 代る (now usually 代わる).
抜ぬ け 変かわ る
Old-style kanji spelling with 変る (now usually 変わる).
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out 替 exchange, spare, substitute 変 unusual, change, strange Similar words 抜ぬ ける 抜ける simply means 'to fall out' or 'to come out', while 抜け替わる includes the idea of replacement by new growth.
生は え 変か わる 生え変わる focuses on the regrowth aspect ('to grow back anew'), while 抜け替わる emphasizes the shedding and replacement process.
Etymology Compound of 抜ける (nukeru, 'to fall out') and 替わる (kawaru, 'to be replaced'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently combines these two elements.
substitute, change, convert
