置き換わる

おきかわる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched; to be swapped

Kanji

• 置 put. Read as おき.
• 換 swap. Read as かわる.

Example sentences

• 日本語を勉強していたとき、漢字はたくさんは使われてなく、仮名に置き換わっていることに気づいた。
  When learning Japanese, I quickly discovered that many kanji are rarely used, and are often replaced with kana.

Related forms

• 置き換える (おきかえる) to move (something) to another location (transitive partner)

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