JLPT N4 · Noun

代わり (kawari)

代わり (かわり, kawari) is a Japanese noun meaning “substitute; replacement”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かわり
Romaji: kawari
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing · noun, noun taking の
stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief · noun, noun taking の
compensation; exchange; return · noun · usu. as ...～に
another helping; second helping; seconds; refill · noun · usu. as お～
upcoming program; upcoming programme · noun · abbreviation · esp. 替わり, 替り

Example sentences

自分で行く代わりに手紙を送りました。

Instead of going myself, I sent a letter.

Tatoeba #190489

二つ折りにしたクッションを枕代わりに、僕はフローリングの上にカーペットを敷いただけの固い床へと横になる。

Using a doubled-up cushion in place of a pillow I lie down on the hard wooden floor with nothing but a carpet spread over it.

Tatoeba #75829

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

Kanji in 代わり

代

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 代わり.

時代じだいperiod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古代こだいancient times

Source: JMdict entry 1590770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.