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換える

かえる

to exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace

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Examples

  1. 電池を新しいものに換えました。

    でんちをあたらしいものにかえました。

    I replaced the batteries with new ones.

  2. 窓を開けて部屋の空気を入れ換えましょう。

    まどをあけてへやのくうきをいれかえましょう。

    Let's open the window and change the air in the room.

  3. 円をドルに換えたいのですが。

    えんをドルにかえたいのですが。

    I would like to change yen into dollars.

  4. 隣の人と席を換えてもいいですか。

    となりのひととせきをかえてもいいですか。

    May I swap seats with the person next to me?

Common patterns

お金を換える
to change money
入れ換える
to swap round, to replace
言い換える
to put it another way

Often confused with

Memory tip

Of the かえる homophones, 換える is swapping one thing for another of the same kind — money, batteries, seats. 変える is altering something's state, and 替える is putting in a fresh one. Writers often dodge the choice by using kana.

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