I Love Kanji替える (kaeru)
替える (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 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 | 替える | かえる kaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 替えます | かえます kaemasu |
| Negative | 替えない | かえない kaenai |
| Polite negative | 替えません | かえません kaemasen |
| Past | 替えた | かえた kaeta |
| Polite past | 替えました | かえました kaemashita |
| Negative past | 替えなかった | かえなかった kaenakatta |
| Te-form | 替えて | かえて kaete |
| Potential | 替えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Passive | 替えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Causative | 替えさせる | かえさせる kaesaseru |
| Volitional | 替えよう | かえよう kaeyou |
| Imperative | 替えろ | かえろ kaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 替えれば | かえれば kaereba |
Kanji in 替える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 替える.
取り替えるとりかえるto exchange両替りょうがえchange為替かわせmoney order交替こうたいchange着替えきがえchanging clothes着替えるきがえるto change (one's clothes)切替きりかえexchange立て替えるたてかえるto pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)取り替えとりかえswap
Source: JMdict entry 1589780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.