着き替がえる

also: きかえる

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着替える · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	着き替がえる	着き替がえない
Polite	着き替がえます	着き替がえません
Past polite	着き替がえました	着き替がえませんでした
Past	着き替がえた	着き替がえなかった
Te-form	着き替がえて	着き替がえないで
Desire	着き替がえたい	着き替がえたくない
Potential	着き替がえられるalso 着き替がえれる	着き替がえられないalso 着き替がえれない
Passive	着き替がえられる	着き替がえられない
Causative	着き替がえさせる	着き替がえさせない
Causative passive	着き替がえさせられる	着き替がえさせられない
Volitional	着き替がえよう
Polite volitional	着き替がえましょう
Imperative	着き替がえろ	着き替がえるな
Conditional	着き替がえれば	着き替がえなければ
Tara conditional	着き替がえたら	着き替がえなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

change clothes; change into different clothes

Ichidan verb used both without an object, meaning simply to get changed, and with patterns such as スーツに着替える for the clothes one changes into. It refers to changing clothing, not merely putting on a single item.

家いえに帰かえってすぐ着き替がえた。
I changed clothes as soon as I got home.
会かい議ぎの前まえにスーツに着き替がえる。
I change into a suit before the meeting.
汗あせをかいたから、服ふくを着き替がえたい。
I got sweaty, so I want to change clothes.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に着き替がえるto change into (a piece of clothing)
学がっ校こうから帰かえると、すぐにパジャマに着き替がえた。
As soon as I got home from school, I changed into my pajamas.
服ふくを着き替がえるto change one's clothes
シャワーを浴あびてから服ふくを着き替がえた。
I changed clothes after taking a shower.

Kanji

着don, arrive, wear
替exchange, spare, substitute
換interchange, period, change

Don't confuse with

着きるN5
着る means to put on or wear clothing, while 着替える specifically means to change out of one set of clothes and into another.
履はき替かえる
履き替える is used for changing footwear or other 履く items like pants, whereas 着替える covers clothing worn on the upper body or in general.
着き飾かざるN1
着替える means simply to change clothes with no implication of dressing up, unlike 着飾る which means to dress elaborately or fancily.

Word family

着き替がえN2
changing clothes; change of clothes
着き替がえ所じょ
dressing room; changing room

Built from

着きる+代かえる

Written forms

着替えるUsage95%
- きがえる
  Standard kanji spelling and the most learner-facing everyday reading for 'to change clothes'.
- きかえる
  Attested alternate reading of the same kanji spelling; learners will more often hear and use きがえる.
着換えるUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
- きがえる
  Rare kanji variant marked as rarely used.
- きかえる
  Rare kanji variant with the alternate attested reading.
きがえるUsage2%
きかえるUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound verb written with 着, associated with clothing or wearing, and 替える, 'to exchange/change'. The reading variation きがえる/きかえる reflects the voiced or unvoiced form in this compound.