JLPT N1 · Adverb

代る代る (kawarugawaru)

代る代る (かわるがわる, kawarugawaru) is a Japanese adverb meaning “alternately; by turns”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かわるがわる
Romaji: kawarugawaru
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

alternately; by turns · adverb

Example sentences

二人はかわるがわる試みた。

The two tried one after the other.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 代る代る

代

substitute, change, convertダイ・タイ・か.わる・かわ.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 代る代る.

時代じだいperiod代わりかわりsubstitute代だいcharge代るかわるto succeed近代きんだいpresent day現代げんだいpresent age代金だいきんprice代表だいひょうrepresentation代理だいりrepresentation年代ねんだいage代えるかえるto replace交代こうたいchange代名詞だいめいしpronounお代わりおかわりanother helping

Source: JMdict entry 1590830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.