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替
replace · substitute · exchange · change
N3On: たいKun: かえる、かわる
Memory Aid
The top part of 替 looks like a 'person' or 'man' (夫) speaking (曰, modified from old forms). Below are two 'hands' (廾). Imagine a MAN using TWO HANDS to SPEAK about and then CHANGE or REPLACE something.
'Kae' (as in かえる) - Sounds like 'CAR' and 'A'. You CHANGE a flat CAR tire. Or 'KA-E', like you CHANGE a KEY for another.
Vocabulary
替えるかえるto change, to replace, to exchange
替わるかわるto be replaced, to be changed
着替えきがえa change of clothes
両替りょうがえmoney exchange
交替こうたいchange, alternation, shift
Example Sentences
冷蔵庫の牛乳を新しいものに替えた。
I replaced the milk in the refrigerator with a new one.
私の席が窓際に替わった。
My seat was changed to by the window.
旅行には着替えを多めに持っていきます。
I'll bring extra changes of clothes for the trip.
ホテルでドルを円に両替できますか。
Can I exchange dollars for yen at the hotel?