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    3. 入れ替わる

    入れ替わる

    入いれ​替かわ​る​

    to change places (with)

    KMT9News #34+1Daily LifeKanji Vocab19 strokes

    入れ代わる入れ替る入れ代る入れ換わる入れかわる

    いれかわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to change places (with), to be replaced (with, by), to be changed

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone), to switch, to exchange

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    席せきが入いれ替かわりました。

    The seats were swapped.

    KMT7Daily Life
    彼かれは私わたしと役やく割わりを入いれ替かわった。

    He swapped roles with me.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    電でん車しゃの中なかで、隣となりの乗じょう客きゃくと席せきが入いれ替かわった。

    On the train, I swapped seats with the passenger next to me.

    KMT9Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    夜や勤きんと日にっ勤きんのスタッフが入いれ替かわる時じ間かんです。

    It's time for the night shift and day shift staff to switch.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    季き節せつの変かわり目めには、空くう気きの層そうが入いれ替かわる現げん象しょうが見みられます。

    At the turn of the seasons, a phenomenon where layers of air are replaced can be observed.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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