漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
替: exchange, spare
Also: substitute, per-
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
日 carries the meaning · 夫 is drawn in
12 strokes
Four readings, and the words that use each
タイtai · on'yomi · in compounds
- 代替物だいたいぶつsubstitute [n.]
- 交替するこうたいするalternate, take turns
かえるkaeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 替えるかえるexchange, replace [v.t.]
- 両替りょうがえchange, money exchange
- 着替えるきがえるchange one's clothes
- 取り替えるとりかえるexchange, replace
かえ-kae- · kun'yomi
- 替え玉かえだまsubstitute, double [n.]
かわるkawaru · kun'yomi
- 替わるかわるbe replaced [v.i.]
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 為替かわせmoney order
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The life-giving sun in the sky! This simple box was once a perfect circle, representing the regular rising and setting of the sun that marks the rhythm of our lives.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
夫
Also built on husband (夫)
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tì
Same form: 替 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 替 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 替 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tì most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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