置ち換かん

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置換する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for replacing one thing with another. Used in everyday contexts as well as technical ones.

permutation

Mathematical term for rearrangement of elements.

Chemistry term for replacing an atom or group in a molecule.

〈物もの〉を〈物もの〉に置ち換かんするto replace one thing with another
古ふるい部ぶ品ひんを新あたらしい部ぶ品ひんに置ち換かんした。
The old part was replaced with a new one.
文も字じ列れつを置ち換かんするto substitute a string of text (e.g. in a document or program)
エディタで特とく定ていの文も字じ列れつを置ち換かんした。
I substituted a specific string of text using the editor.
原げん子しを〈物もの〉に置ち換かんするto substitute an atom with another element (chemistry)
水すい素そ原げん子しを塩えん素そに置ち換かんした。
The hydrogen atom was replaced with chlorine.

交こう換かんN3sense 1
交換 is the broader term for a mutual exchange or swap, while 置換 emphasizes a one-way replacement of one element for another.
入いれ替かえ sense 1
入れ替え is a casual, everyday word for physically swapping contents, whereas 置換 sounds more formal and is common in technical or academic contexts.
代だい替たい sense 1
代替 focuses on finding an alternative or substitute for something, while 置換 focuses on the act of putting one thing in place of another.
置おき換かえる
置換する is a more Sino-Japanese, technical term for substitution common in math and computing, while 置き換える is the everyday equivalent.
置おき換かえ
置換 is the stiff, technical equivalent of 置き換え used mainly in mathematics and computing (e.g. text replacement), while 置き換え reads more naturally in everyday contexts too.

転てん換かんN1sense 1
転換 means a shift or conversion in direction, mood, or policy, while 置換 specifically means replacing one element with another, though both share the kanji 換.
痴ち漢かん
置換 (replacement, substitution) is pronounced identically to 痴漢 but is an unrelated technical term with no connection to molestation.

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Compound of 置 (place, put) and 換 (exchange, change). The reading ちかん is the on'yomi of both characters.