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interchange
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingか.える、-か.える、か.わる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. interchangeRtK
  2. change
  3. convert
    新暦はユリウス暦で換算。The years are converted to the solar calendar using the Julian calendar.wiki
  4. period
  5. renew
    彼は私に証書を書き換えるよう要求した。He asked me to renew the bond.tatoeba
  6. replace
    昭和28年3月 渡し船を置き換える形で完成。1953: It was built to replace a river ferry service.wiki
  1. ventilation

Popular Usage

乗り換える交換換える換気換算

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · bound up (乙) · four (四) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1122

Compound words

乗り換えるのりかえる
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
交換こうかん
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter
換えるかえる
換気かんき
ventilation
乗り換えのりかえ
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change
交換するこうかんする
exchange
変換するへんかんする
change
換算かんさん
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
換金かんきん
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
互換ごかん
interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
転換てんかん
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
変換へんかん
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
換気扇かんきせん
ventilation fan; extractor fan
気分転換きぶんてんかん
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
引き換えひきかえ
exchange; conversion
置き換えるおきかえる
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange
書き換えるかきかえる
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
言い換えるいいかえる
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
兌換だかん
conversion (of paper money, esp. into specie)
引換てひきかえて
on the contrary
可換群かかんぐん
Abelian group
互換性ごかんせい
compatibility
兌換券だかんけん
convertible banknotes
意見交換いけんこうかん
exchange of ideas

Additional Examples

彼は仙台駅で列車を乗り換えた。
He changed trains at Sendai Station.tatoeba
言い換えさせてください。
Let me rephrase it.tatoeba
彼は私たちがタイヤの交換をするのを助けてくれるだろう。
He will assist us in changing the tire.tatoeba
言い換えると、一部厚葬、大多数薄葬であった。
In other words, funerals remained elaborate for some people but were simple for the majority.wiki
煮ているときはものすごい臭いがするので、しっかり換気すること。
Make sure to have a good ventilation because a strong smell will develop during cooking.wiki
炭が燃える際に一酸化炭素が発生するので、換気には注意が必要である。
Attention must be paid to ventilation because carbon monoxide is generated when charcoal burns.wiki
和暦から換算した西暦で計算した数え年の例
An example calculating a year from the Japanese calendar to the Christian calendarwiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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