かえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to replace; to convert; to change
usu. 替える
It seems the lock hadn't been changed after all.
2. to exchange; to interchange; to renew
usu. 換える
These points can be exchanged for goods.
3. to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
usu. 代える
I have said this many times, but how about changing the guards?
Pitch accent
か
える
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
Examples (21 in total)
Could you change my room for me?
I'd like to change my seat.
It seems the lock hadn't been changed after all.
Change your shirt. It's very dirty.
I converted my yen into dollars.
I asked the teacher and was told it's fine to swap.
I exchanged yen for dollars at the airport.
I should've changed it earlier.
Please change this into pounds.
I want to change ten thousand yen to dollars.
Can I switch over from a sightseeing visa to a business one?
He continued, changing the paper again.
Shouldn't the person in charge be changed to someone else?
These points can be exchanged for goods.
Maybe it would be more worthwhile to exchange it for money!
At the theater, Kathy changed seats with her mother.
You cannot change your armor during combat.
I have said this many times, but how about changing the guards?
Is there a bank where I can exchange yen for dollars?
John has to change the baby's diapers every day.
Maybe you should change into clothes that give off a normal girl vibe?