乗のり換かえる

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

transfer; change (trains, buses, etc.)

Used for changing from one vehicle or line to another during a journey. Commonly used with 電車, バス, 地下鉄, etc.

新しん宿じゅくで山手線やまのてせんに乗のり換かえてください。
Please transfer to the Yamanote Line at Shinjuku.
バスから電でん車しゃに乗のり換

か

える

。

I change from the bus to the train.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

switch; change (to another system, party, etc.); move on to

Figurative extension: changing one's affiliation, method, or focus. Often used with 会社, 政党, 考え方, システム, or 新しい恋人.

彼かれは大おお手て企き業ぎょうからスタートアップに乗のり換かえた。
He switched from a major corporation to a startup.
新あたらしいスマホに乗のり換かえるか迷まよっている。
I'm hesitating about switching to a new smartphone.

Written forms

乗のり換かえるUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative senses.
乗のりかえるUsage8%
search-only kanji form
乗のり換かえるUsage5%
search-only kanji form
乗のり替かえるUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 替える suggests replacement rather than transfer.
のりかえるUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

乗ride, power, multiplication
換interchange, period, change
替exchange, spare, substitute

Similar words

変かえる
変える means to change something in a general sense, while 乗り換える specifically implies transferring or switching from one thing to another, often with a sense of moving on.
移うつる
移る is intransitive and describes moving or shifting, whereas 乗り換える is transitive and emphasizes the act of changing from one option to another.

Etymology

Compound of 乗り (continuative form of 乗る, 'to ride') + 換える ('to exchange, change'). The literal sense of changing vehicles is primary; figurative uses developed from this.