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かわる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace
esp. 替わる, 替る
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone)
esp. 代わる, 代る
3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
esp. 換わる, 換る
Alt. forms
代かわる
75%
替かわる
13%
代かわる
7%
換かわる
2%
替かわる
換かわる
かわる
Pitch accent
か
わる
Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
5 more...
Examples (15 in total)
He is as healthy as ever.
Can you take over driving for a while?
John answered for his sister.
There's no substitute for hard work.
Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
Intelligent equipment has replaced manual labor.
The vice-president attended the ceremony on behalf of the president.
I am writing to you on behalf of my mother.
Robots have taken the place of men in this factory.
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
Petroleum was replacing coal as fuel.
Sugar replaced honey as a sweetener.
Today, automobiles have replaced horses as the primary means of transportation.
As economy develops, labor-intensive industries give way to capital-intensive industries.
I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.