Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to replace
usu. 替える
2. to exchange; to interchange
usu. 換える
3. to substitute
usu. 代える
Kanji used
replace
Pitch accent
える
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
Examples (12 in total)
Could you change my room for me?
I'd like to change my seat.
Change your shirt. It's very dirty.
I converted my yen into dollars.
Please change this into pounds.
I should've changed it earlier.
I want to change ten thousand yen to dollars.
Can I switch over from a sightseeing visa to a business one?
At the theater, Kathy changed seats with her mother.
May I exchange this shirt for a smaller size?
Is there a bank where I can exchange yen for dollars?
John has to change the baby's diapers every day.