JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 替: "exchange, spare, substitute"
The kanji 替 means "exchange, spare, substitute, per-". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read タイ in on'yomi and か.える, か.え-, か.わる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.えるか.え-か.わる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | exchange, spare, substitute, per- |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 979 of 2,501 |
Common words with 替
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 着替えるto change (one's clothes)
- 着替えchanging clothes; change of clothes
- 切り替えるchanger, basculer (vers), passer à autre chose, renouveler
- 入れ替わるto change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed · to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
- 替えるto replace; to convert; to change · to exchange; to interchange; to renew
- 入れ替えるto replace; to substitute; to switch; to change · to move (something); to transfer
- 切り替わるto change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
- 替わるto succeed; to relieve; to replace · to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent
- 替えchange; alteration · substitute; spare; replacement; change (e.g. of clothes)
- 入れ替わりsubstitution; replacement; shifting; change
- 切り替えexchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to)
- 取り替えるto exchange; to swap; to barter; to trade · to replace; to substitute
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