Meaning

Primary

Substitute

Alternative

Replacement

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

You've seen that 代わる means "to substitute for" or "to replace." This is the noun version of that (no う sound on the end). So, what is the noun version of those verb words? It would be substitute or replacement.

Reading

かわり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

You should be able to figure out the reading from learning 代わる in the previous level.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 代わりにつかう

    to use as a substitute

    代わりになる

    to be a substitute

    代わりにする

    to have as a substitute

Context Sentences

田中先生はお休みなので、代わりの先生が来ます。

Mr. Tanaka is off, so a substitute teacher will come.

トマトをあげた代わりに玉ねぎをもらった。

I got onions in return for giving tomatoes.

代わりの人は中々見つからなかった。

I had a hard time finding a substitute person.

Kanji Composition