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代かわる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace
esp. 替わる, 替る
Which means the owner has most likely changed.
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
Please take over for me later.
3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
esp. 換わる, 換る
Could you switch places with me for a moment?
Alt. forms
代かわる
78%
替かわる
10%
代かわる
6%
換かわる
2%
替かわる
換かわる
Kanji used
代
substitute
Pitch accent
か
わる
Top 2700
Conjugations...Used in: 3801
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to alternate; to take turns
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
Examples (27 in total)
Shall we switch seats?
Please take over for me later.
If you want, shall I take over for you?
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