Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
Noun
2. rate of exchange
usu. 換え
when read as "かえ"
Kanji used
replace
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
change of occupation
change of post
change of lodgings
(arch.) exchanging clothing at the time of laundering; (money) laundering; moving average method of valuation; reassessing
renewing mats; refacing mats
refacing (tatami) mats
well cleaning
becoming a geisha (of a geisha apprentice)
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
re-thatching; reroofing
Examples (1 in total)
I don't have a spare shirt.