替え

かえ

Also written 換え, 代え

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix change; alteration
2. Noun substitute; spare; replacement; change (e.g. of clothes)
3. rate of exchange (usu. 換え)

Kanji

• 替 replace. Read as かえ.

Example sentences

• 妻がいなかったら、彼は仕事をかえはしなかっただろうに。
  If it had not been for his wife, he would not have changed his job.
• ３０過ぎての商売替えは大変だからしたくないのですけれどね。
  Well it's very difficult changing jobs after you're thirty so I don't really want to do it.
• シャツの替えがない。
  I don't have a spare shirt.

Common phrases

• 替えがきかない
• 替えをする

Words containing 替え

• 着替える (きがえる) to change (one's clothes)
• 切り替える (きりかえる) to change
• 替える (かえる) to replace

And 99 more.

Word lists

• Spoken

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