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
Top 6700
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)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to change; to replace
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
to repack; to refill
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to exchange; to replace
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to replace; to substitute
to dub; to remint
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to forsake one thing for another
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to do over; to start anew
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to repack; to refill
to change direction
to change; to replace
to change sides; to change places
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.