換 – interchange, period, change

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#687 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 換 means interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カン (kan); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.える、-か.える、か.わる (kaeru, kaeru, kawaru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カン	kan
Kun’yomi	か.える	kaeru
Kun’yomi	-か.える	kaeru
Kun’yomi	か.わる	kawaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 大・儿・冂・勹・扎.

Words using 換

乗り換えるのりかえるto transfer (trains)交換こうかんexchange換えるかえるto replace換気かんきventilation乗換のりかえtransfer (trains, buses, etc.)乗り換えのりかえtransfer (trains, buses, etc.)換算かんさんconversion (e.g. yen to dollars)転換てんかんconversion

Example sentences

東京駅で列車を乗り換えなさい。

Change trains at Tokyo Station.

Tatoeba #124179

今までは民主党に投票したものだが、これからは共和党に乗り換えるつもりだ。

In the past I used to vote the Democratic ticket, but from now on I'll climb on the Republicans' bandwagon.

Tatoeba #218047

彼女がおまえを捨てて英語学校で出逢ったアメリカ人の男性に乗り換えたことを認めてはっきり言ったらどうだい？

Why don't you just call a spade a spade and admit that she dumped you for that American guy she met at the English school?

Tatoeba #95703

Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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