替 – exchange, spare, substitute

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#979 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 替 means exchange, spare, substitute, per-. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タイ (tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.える、か.え-、か.わる (kaeru, kae, kawaru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 曰 (no. 73).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タイ	tai
Kun’yomi	か.える	kaeru
Kun’yomi	か.え-	kae
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: 曰 (Kangxi radical 73). Components: 人・大・二・日・亠.

Words using 替

取り替えるとりかえるto exchange両替りょうがえchange替えるかえるto replace為替かわせmoney order交替こうたいchange着替えきがえchanging clothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's clothes)切替きりかえexchange立て替えるたてかえるto pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)取り替えとりかえswap

Example sentences

これを青いのと取り替えてください。

Please change this for a blue one.

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これをドルに両替してください。

Please change this to dollars.

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お花の水を替えましょう。

Shall I change the water for the flowers?

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Kanji with the same radical

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