I Love Kanji着替える (kigaeru)
着替える (きがえる, kigaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to change (one's clothes)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- きがえる
- Romaji
- kigaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to change (one's clothes) · ichidan verb, transitive, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 着替える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 着替える | きがえる kigaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 着替えます | きがえます kigaemasu |
| Negative | 着替えない | きがえない kigaenai |
| Polite negative | 着替えません | きがえません kigaemasen |
| Past | 着替えた | きがえた kigaeta |
| Polite past | 着替えました | きがえました kigaemashita |
| Negative past | 着替えなかった | きがえなかった kigaenakatta |
| Te-form | 着替えて | きがえて kigaete |
| Potential | 着替えられる | きがえられる kigaerareru |
| Passive | 着替えられる | きがえられる kigaerareru |
| Causative | 着替えさせる | きがえさせる kigaesaseru |
| Volitional | 着替えよう | きがえよう kigaeyou |
| Imperative | 着替えろ | きがえろ kigaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 着替えれば | きがえれば kigaereba |
Kanji in 着替える
着
don, arrive, wearチャク・ジャク・き.る・き.せる · 12 strokes替
exchange, spare, substituteタイ・か.える・か.え- · 12 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 着替える.
上着うわぎcoat着るきるto wear (from the shoulders down)着くつくto arrive at着物きものkimono下着したぎunderwear到着とうちゃくarrival着けるつけるto attach着ちゃくarrival着々ちゃくちゃくsteadily肌着はだぎunderwear水着みずぎbathing suit落着くおちつくto calm down着替えきがえchanging clothes着せるきせるto put clothes on (someone)
Source: JMdict entry 1423170 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.