かえ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
Noun
2. rate of exchange
usu. 換え
when read as "かえ"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
exchange; conversion
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
swap; exchange
replacement
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
alternative name; alternate name; assumed name of a customer in a brothel (for anonymity); stage name
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
replacement
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
dubbing; stand-in; dummy
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
change of clothes
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
conversion; refunding; renewal
spare lead
hard to replace (with other person)
winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.; changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt
spare trousers (pants, slacks)
informal family crest; auxiliary crest
change of clothing; spare clothing
reformatting
revaluation
Examples (1 in total)
I don't have a spare shirt.