こうたい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift; relief; taking turns
If you're going to do it, let's switch now.
Pitch accent
こ
うたい
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
alternately; by turns
shift system
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
change of government; regime change
change of shifts
day and night shift work schedule
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
leadership change
substitute player; substitution
shift (of workmen)
alternating series
working in shifts
working in shifts
alternation of nuclear phases
ablaut; vowel gradation; apophony; vowel shift
alternate device
alternate track; alternative track
alternate path
energy metabolism
substance metabolism
skew-symmetric matrix
phonological alternation; sound alternation; phonetic alternation
Examples (6 in total)
But if you're satisfied, let's switch.
If you're going to do it, let's switch now.
Where do we switch drivers?