Vocab Info
N2 る-verb, Transitive verb
換えるto replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-verb, Transitive verb - 1. - to replace, to convert, to change usu. 替える
- 2. - to exchange, to interchange, to renew usu. 換える
- 3. - to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.) usu. 代える
 
All Forms
替える 【かえる】、換える 【かえる】、代える 【かえる】
Details
- か 
- え 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 空港で円をドルに換えました。 - I exchanged yen for dollars at the airport. - N2
 
- 剃刀の切れ味が悪いので、刃を換えましょう。 - The razor is not cutting well, so let's replace the blade. - N2
 
- 銀行で一万円を千円札十枚に換えてもらった。 - I had ten thousand yen changed into ten one-thousand yen bills at the bank. - N2
 
- 彼女は体を売っている。言葉を換えると、いわゆる売春である。 - She is selling her body. To interchange words, it is what is called prostitution. - N2
 
- 難しい言葉を簡単な言葉に換えてもなお、彼は私の言葉を理解しなかった。 - Even after I changed the difficult words into simpler ones, he still didn't understand what I was saying. - N2
 
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