買かい替かえ

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JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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replacement purchase; buying a replacement

Refers to the act of buying a new item to replace an old one, often used for durable goods like cars, appliances, or electronics.

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Since the refrigerator broke, I'm considering buying a replacement.

車くるまの買かい替かえにはまとまったお金かねが必ひつ要ようだ。

Replacing a car requires a substantial amount of money.

〈物もの〉の買かい替かえを検けん討とうするto consider replacing something (with a new one)
古ふるくなった冷れい蔵ぞう庫この買かい替かえを検けん討とうしている。
I'm considering replacing my old refrigerator with a new one.
買かい替かえ時じ期きが来くるfor the time to replace something to come
この車くるまもそろそろ買かい替かえ時じ期きが来きている。
It's about time to replace this car with a new one.
〈物もの〉の買かい替かえ需じゅ要ようが高たかまるfor demand to buy replacements (of something) to rise
エコカーの買かい替かえ需じゅ要ようが高たかまっている。
Demand for replacing cars with eco-friendly ones is rising.

交こう換かんN3
買い替え means buying a brand-new item to replace an old one you get rid of, while 交換 is the broader term for exchanging or swapping something (not necessarily via purchase).

買かい物ものN5
買い物 is general shopping for anything, while 買い替え specifically means replacing something you already own with a new one.
買かい控びかえ
買い替え means replacing something by buying a new one, whereas 買い控え means refraining from buying at all; learners may confuse the two because both start with 買い.

買かい替かえUsage51%
Standard kanji spelling for 'replacement purchase'.
買かい換かえUsage29%
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買かい換かえUsage17%
Variant spelling using 換 (exchange); equally common in practice.

Compound of 買い (kai, 'buying', the continuative form of 買う) + 替え (kae, 'replacement', from 替える 'to replace').

買かい替かえ

Usage4%

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Search-only form; not a standard modern spelling.