I Love Kanji換える (kaeru)
換える (かえる, kaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to replace; to convert”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かえる
- Romaji
- kaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to replace; to convert; to change · ichidan verb, transitive · usu. 替える
- to exchange; to interchange; to renew · ichidan verb, transitive · usu. 換える
- to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive · usu. 代える
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 換える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 換える | かえる kaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 換えます | かえます kaemasu |
| Negative | 換えない | かえない kaenai |
| Polite negative | 換えません | かえません kaemasen |
| Past | 換えた | かえた kaeta |
| Polite past | 換えました | かえました kaemashita |
| Negative past | 換えなかった | かえなかった kaenakatta |
| Te-form | 換えて | かえて kaete |
| Potential | 換えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Passive | 換えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Causative | 換えさせる | かえさせる kaesaseru |
| Volitional | 換えよう | かえよう kaeyou |
| Imperative | 換えろ | かえろ kaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 換えれば | かえれば kaereba |
Kanji in 換える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 換える.
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Source: JMdict entry 1589780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.