Meaning

Primary

Change Of Clothes

Alternative

Spare Clothes

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You know how 替える is "to replace"? Well, you're replacing what you wear. That's a change of clothes, or spare clothes.

Reading

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

Explanation

The reading is 着る and 替える put together. The goes to .

Context

Context Sentences

母は、私の着替えを持ってくるのを忘れた事を謝りました。

My mother apologized for forgetting to bring me a change of clothes.

Kanji Composition