言い換える

いいかえる

Also written 言い替える

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

Kanji

• 言 say. Read as いう.
• 換 swap. Read as かえる.

Example sentences

• それを他の言葉に言い換えなさい。
  Say it in another way.
• 言い換えると、世の中にはいろいろな人間が必要だということだ。
  In other words, it takes all sorts of people to make a world.
• 言い換えれば、それは常識の問題である。
  In other words, it's a matter of common sense.
• 言い換えれば、私は彼と働きたくない。
  In other words, I don't like to work with him.
• 言い換えれば、彼は私たちを裏切った。
  In other words, he betrayed us.

Common phrases

• 言葉に言い換える

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