代わり

Japanese
Kanji in this term
代
か
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Nominative form of 代わる (kawaru, “substitute”)

Pronunciation

Noun

代わり (hiragana かわり, rōmaji kawari)

  1. substitution, substitute
  2. substitute, deputy, proxy
  3. compensation, exchange
  4. second helping, refill

Alternative forms
  • (less common) 代り

Derived terms
  • 代わりに (kawari ni): instead of, for, as
  • 代わり番こ, 代わりばんこ (kawari banko): alternately
  • 代わり映え, 代わり栄え (kawaribae): successful substitution
  • 代わり合う (kawariau): relieve each other, take turns
  • 代わり代わり (kawarigawari): alternately, in turn
  • お代わり, 御代わり (okawari): second helping, another cup
  • 肩代わり (katagawari): shouldering another's debt
  • 身代わり (migawari): substitute, sacrifice
  • 親代わり (oyagawari): foster parent
  • 入れ代わり (irekawari): substitution, replacement
  • その代わり (sono kawari): instead, but
  • 手札代わり (tefudagawari): giving a gift
  • 入れ代わり立ち代わり (irekawari-tachikawari): by turns
  • 代え (kae): substitute, proxy
  • 替わり (kawari): turn, shift
  • 換わり (kawari): exchange
  • 変わり (kawari): change, difference

Suffix

代わり (hiragana がわり, rōmaji -gawari)

  1. substitute, replacement
    携帯 (けいたい)を住所録 (じゅうしょろく)代 (が)わりにする。
    Keitai o jūshoroku gawari ni suru.
    Use a cell phone as a substitute for an address book.

References
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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