代える

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

See  ()える (kaeru).

Pronunciation

Verb

代える (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana かえる, rōmaji kaeru)

Japanese verb pair
active 代える
mediopassive 代わる
  1. substitute, use in place of, replace with, replace something with another
    B (ビー)さんをA (エー)さんに ()える
    bī-san o ē-san ni kaeru
    Substitute Mr. A for Mr. B

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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