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4 代わる To Replace

Alternative Meanings

To Substitute For, To Substitute, To Be Replaced, To Be Substituted, To Be Substituted For

Part of Speech

Intransitive verb and Godan verb

Reading

かわる

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

Context Sentences

もしよければ、代わりましょうか。

If you don’t mind, can I take your place?

王子は、けん玉に代わるあたらしいあそびを見つけた。

The prince found a new way to amuse himself, replacing kendama.

私はスティーブ・ジョブズに代わる天才を探しています。

I am looking for another genius to replace Steve Jobs.

Meaning Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means substitute, so we can get to the meaning of this word through that: To replace / to substitute for.

Reading Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you to remember the か portion.

You have to replace your car (か). It is getting old, and seems like it will explode at any moment, literally.

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