言いい換かえる

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

言い換える · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

rephrase; put another way; say in other words

Used when restating something in different words, often to clarify or simplify. Common in explanations, translations, and summaries.

〈物もの〉を〈物もの〉に言いい換かえるto rephrase one term as another
「怒いかる」を「腹はらを立たてる」に言いい換かえることができる。
You can rephrase 'ikaru' as 'hara o tateru'.
〈物もの〉を分わかりやすく言いい換かえるto rephrase something in an easier-to-understand way
難むずかしい専せん門もん用よう語ごを分わかりやすく言いい換かえて説せつ明めいした。
I explained by rephrasing the difficult technical term in simpler language.
〈物もの〉と言いい換かえてもいいcan also be put as / rephrased as
これは「成せい功こう」と言いい換かえてもいい。
This can also be put as 'success'.

換かん言げん
換言する is a formal, written Sino-Japanese equivalent, while 言い換える is the everyday, spoken-friendly verb for rephrasing something.
言いい直なおすN3
言い直す is used to correct or restate something you just said (often a mistake), whereas 言い換える means expressing the same idea in different words, usually for clarity.

言いい換かえるUsage58%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
いいかえるUsage24%
言いいかえるUsage16%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.
言いい替かえるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 替える emphasizes substitution rather than rephrasing.
言いい換かえるUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Compound of 言い (continuative form of 言う 'to say') + 換える 'to exchange, replace'. Literally 'to say by exchanging words'.