替 — exchange, spare, substitute
かえ
替
exchange
かえ
U+66FF
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #979
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #905
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- exchange
- spare
- substitute
- per-
Readings
- On'yomi
- たい tai
- Kun'yomi
- か ka
word
か ・が ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
替
え
kae
replacement
切
り
替
え
る
kirikaeru
to switch
替
え
る
kaeru
to replace
着
替
え
る
kigaeru
to change clothes
切
り
替
え
kirikae
switching
入
れ
替
え
る
irekaeru
to replace
替
わ
る
kawaru
to be replaced
取
り
替
え
る
torikaeru
to replace
入
れ
替
わ
る
irekawaru
to be replaced
着
替
え
る
kikaeru
to change (one's clothes)
着
替
え
kigae
changing clothes
日
替
わ
り
higawari
changing every day
衣
替
え
koromogae
seasonal change of clothing (reading is gikun for 更衣)
並
び
替
え
る
narabikaeru
to reorganize
塗
り
替
え
る
nurikaeru
to repaint
引
き
替
え
hikikae
exchange
引
替
え
hikikae
exchange
替
え
玉
kaedama
stand-in
替
わ
り
kawari
substitute
立
て
替
え
る
tatekaeru
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)
たい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
かえ kae
がえ gae
Words by frequency and grade
27 wordsEach dot is a word containing 替: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 12 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.