換
swap; interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 687.
Readings
- カン (on reading): 交換 (こうかん) exchange; 変換 (へんかん) change
- かえる (kun reading): 置き換える (おきかえる) to move (something) to another location; 乗り換える (のりかえる) to transfer (trains)
- かわる (kun reading): 置き換わる (おきかわる) to be rearranged; 書き換わる (かきかわる) to be rewritten
Components
- 扌
- 奐
- 儿 radical legs
- 冂 radical open box, upside down
- 勹 radical wrap
- 大 radical big
- ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
Words using 換
- 交換 (こうかん) exchange
- 変換 (へんかん) change
- 転換 (てんかん) conversion
- 互換性 (ごかんせい) compatibility
- 換装 (かんそう) exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
- 置き換える (おきかえる) to move (something) to another location
- 乗り換える (のりかえる) to transfer (trains)
- 乗り換え (のりかえ) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
- 引き換え (ひきかえ) exchange
- 買い換える (かいかえる) to buy a replacement
- 置き換わる (おきかわる) to be rearranged
- 書き換わる (かきかわる) to be rewritten
- 換わり (かわり) an exchange transaction
373 words in all.