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替える かえる N3

  1. to change; to convert; to replace
  2. to exchange; to interchange; to renew
  3. to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

取り替える とりかえる N4

  1. to barter; to exchange; to swap; to trade
  2. to replace; to substitute

着替える きがえる N2

  1. to change (one's clothes)

立て替える たてかえる N1

  1. to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf; to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

塗り替える ぬりかえる

  1. to paint (a different colour); to paint again; to repaint
  2. to break (a record); to change completely; to redraw (e.g. the map); to remake

切り替える きりかえる

  1. to change; to change over (to); to renew; to switch

並び替える ならびかえる

  1. to put (things) in order; to rearrange; to reorganize

言い替えるなら いいかえるなら

  1. if we put this another way; in other words; put differently

向け替える むけかえる

  1. to change direction

すり替える すりかえる

  1. to replace; to sidestep (an issue); to substitute; to switch (secretly)
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