書き換える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 書き換える | 書き換えない |
| Polite | 書き換えます | 書き換えません |
| Past polite | 書き換えました | 書き換えませんでした |
| Past | 書き換えた | 書き換えなかった |
| Te-form | 書き換えて | 書き換えないで |
| Desire | 書き換えたい | 書き換えたくない |
| Potential | 書き換えられるalso 書き換えれる | 書き換えられないalso 書き換えれない |
| Passive | 書き換えられる | 書き換えられない |
| Causative | 書き換えさせる | 書き換えさせない |
| Causative passive | 書き換えさせられる | 書き換えさせられない |
| Volitional | 書き換えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 書き換えましょう | |
| Imperative | 書き換えろ | 書き換えるな |
| Conditional | 書き換えれば | 書き換えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 書き換えたら | 書き換えなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
rewrite; overwrite; renew; transfer
Broadly means to write something again, often with changes: rewriting a document, overwriting data, renewing a contract, or transferring an entry to a new form.
It took all night to rewrite the report.
If you save over the file, the original data will be overwritten.
We rewrote the contract terms to reflect the new conditions.
I went to the police station to renew my driver's license.
He broke the world record.
The system automatically overwrote the data.
This discovery might rewrite history.
書き換える means 'to rewrite' in a textual sense, while 塗り替える is more metaphorical, often used for records, history, or fundamental changes.
Rarely used kanji form; 変 suggests change.
Search-only abbreviated kanji form.