かわ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace
esp. 替わる, 替る
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone)
esp. 代わる, 代る
3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
esp. 換わる, 換る
Kanji used
substitute
Pitch accent
わる
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to alternate; to take turns
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
Examples (3 in total)
Is it expensive to travel to Japan?
How much money do you spend on clothing every year?
Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.