Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
2. 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)
Kanji used
ride
exchange
Pitch accent
りか
える
りかえ
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Composed of
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good; (lit.) to change (from riding) a cow to (riding) a horse
Examples (7 in total)
You transfer at Ikebukuro Station.
Where should I transfer?
She transferred from the bus to the subway.