I Love Kanji代る (kawaru)
代る (かわる, kawaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to succeed; to relieve”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かわる
- Romaji
- kawaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to succeed; to relieve; to replace · godan verb, intransitive · esp. 替わる, 替る
- to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone) · godan verb, intransitive · esp. 代わる, 代る
- to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch · godan verb, intransitive · esp. 換わる, 換る
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 代る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 代る | かわる kawaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 代ります | かわります kawarimasu |
| Negative | 代らない | かわらない kawaranai |
| Polite negative | 代りません | かわりません kawarimasen |
| Past | 代った | かわった kawatta |
| Polite past | 代りました | かわりました kawarimashita |
| Negative past | 代らなかった | かわらなかった kawaranakatta |
| Te-form | 代って | かわって kawatte |
| Potential | 代れる | かわれる kawareru |
| Passive | 代られる | かわられる kawarareru |
| Causative | 代らせる | かわらせる kawaraseru |
| Volitional | 代ろう | かわろう kawarou |
| Imperative | 代れ | かわれ kaware |
| Conditional (~ba) | 代れば | かわれば kawareba |
Kanji in 代る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 代る.
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Source: JMdict entry 1590820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.