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    3. 切り替わる

    切り替わる

    切きり​替かわ​る​

    to change (to)

    KMT10News #45+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    切替る切りかわる切替わる切り替る

    きりかわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to change (to), to switch (to), to be replaced (by)

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    信しん号ごうが青あおに切きり替かわった。

    The traffic light changed to green.

    KMT6Daily Life
    季き節せつが秋あきから冬ふゆへと切きり替かわる時じ期きだ。

    It's the time when the season changes from autumn to winter.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    システムのバージョンが自じ動どう的てきに新あたらしいものに切きり替かわった。

    The system version automatically switched to the new one.

    KMT10TechnologyDaily Life
    仕し事ごとが終おわると、私わたしの気き分ぶんはすぐにプライベートモードに切きり替かわる。

    When work finishes, my mood immediately switches to private mode.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    古ふるいアナログ放ほう送そうは、デジタル放ほう送そうへと完かん全ぜんに切きり替かわった。

    The old analog broadcasting completely switched to digital broadcasting.

    KMT10TechnologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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