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代わり映え (かわりばえ) — change for the better | Kumi Dictionary

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代わり映え

代わり映え

代かわり映ばえ

change for the better

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変わり映え変わりばえかわり映え変り映え変わり栄え代わりばえ代り映え代わり栄え代り栄え

かわりばえ

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

change for the better, improvement, looking better (than before)

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Kanji that make up this word

か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)

substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)

うつ.る・うつ.す・は.える・-ば.え…(4)

reflect・reflection・projection

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