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替える [ichi1] 換える [ichi1] 代える [ichi1,news1,nf24]
かえる [ichi1,news1,nf24]
1. [v1,vt]
《usu. 替える》
▶ to replace
▶ to convert
▶ to change
2. [v1,vt]
《usu. 換える》
▶ to exchange
▶ to interchange
▶ to renew
3. [v1,vt]
《usu. 代える》
▶ to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

Conjugations


History:
2. A 2024-03-15 07:31:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Quiet. Closing.
1. A* 2024-03-02 02:42:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
換える	207700	3.6%
替える	5356406	93.9%
代える	139643	2.4%
GG5
  Comments:
Rene added the "usu. ..." notes in 2007 based on the kokugos.
GG5 uses a mix of 替える and 換える for sense 2 examples.
This is a bit of a mess. Clearly common practice is to use 替える, and most of the Tanaka examples use that.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>換える</keb>
+<keb>替える</keb>
@@ -9 +9 @@
-<keb>替える</keb>
+<keb>換える</keb>
@@ -28,0 +29,2 @@
+<gloss>to convert</gloss>
+<gloss>to change</gloss>
@@ -35,0 +38 @@
+<gloss>to renew</gloss>
@@ -41 +44 @@
-<gloss>to substitute</gloss>
+<gloss>to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)</gloss>

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