更迭 こうてつ Meanings Noun, する verb, Transitive, Intransitive change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement Kanji 更 renew. Read as コウ. 迭 alternate. Read as テツ. Common phrases 更迭を求める 更迭を決める Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists