N2971/1725

替かわる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)intransitive verb

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かわる

Meanings

to succeed, to relieve, to replace
to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)
to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch

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Example sentences

部長ぶちょうが退職たいしょくしたので、課長かちょうが部長ぶちょうに替かわることになった。

Since the department head retired, the section chief ended up taking the place of the department head.

電話でんわを受うけた後あと、上司じょうしに替かわって対応たいおうしてもらった。

After receiving the phone call, I had my supervisor take over for me.

父ちちの代かわりに、息子むすこが家業かぎょうを継つぎ、父ちちに替かわって会社かいしゃを経営けいえいしている。

In place of his father, the son took over the family business and is managing the company in his father's stead.

試合しあいの途中とちゅうで選手せんしゅが替かわり、チームの勢いきおいが変かわった。

A player was substituted mid-game, and the team's momentum changed.

彼女かのじょは病気びょうきの同僚どうりょうに替かわって、重要じゅうようなプレゼンテーションを務つとめ上あげた。

She successfully carried out the important presentation in place of her sick colleague.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)