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成り代わる (なりかわる) — to take over for (someone) | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
成り代わる

成り代わる

成なり代かわる

to take over for (someone)

Kanji Vocab Daily Life16 strokes

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なり代わる為り変わる成り代る成りかわる為り変る

なりかわる

Verb, Intransitive

1.

to take over for (someone), to stand in for, to substitute for

2.

to replace, to take the place of (something)

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Kanji that make up this word

な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)

turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)

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)

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