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    3. 替わる

    替わる

    替かわ​る​

    to succeed

    KMT9News #30+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab15 strokes

    代わる換わる替る代る換る

    かわる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to succeed, to relieve, to replace
    2.
    to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)
    3.
    to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch

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    彼かれは私わたしの席せきに替かわった。

    He took my seat.

    KMT5Daily Life
    休きゅう憩けい時じ間かんになったので、彼かれと替かわってレジに入はいった。

    It was break time, so I relieved him and went to the cash register.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    電でん球きゅうが切きれたので、新あたらしいものに替かわる必ひつ要ようがある。

    The light bulb burned out, so it needs to be replaced with a new one.

    KMT9Daily LifeHome & Housing
    急きゅうな出しゅっ張ちょうで、私わたしが彼かれの代かわりに会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきすることに替かわった。

    Due to a sudden business trip, I ended up taking his place to attend the meeting.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    時じ代だいが替かわっても、人ひと々びとの心こころの奥おく底そこにある感かん情じょうは変かわらない。

    Even as times change, the emotions deep within people's hearts remain the same.

    KMT10HistoryEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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