取とり替かえる

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

exchange; swap; trade

Used when two parties give each other items, or when one item is given in return for another. Often implies a mutual or reciprocal action.

友とも達だちとCDを取とり替かえた。
I exchanged CDs with a friend.
彼かれは古ふるい車

くるま

を

新あたら

しい

車くるま

と

取と

り

替か

え

た

。

He traded his old car for a new one.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

replace; substitute

Used when one thing is removed and another is put in its place, often without a mutual exchange. Common with parts, batteries, or personnel.

電でん球きゅうを取とり替かえてください。
Please replace the light bulb.
故こ障しょうした部ぶ品ひんを新あたらしいものと取とり替かえた。
I replaced the broken part with a new one.

Written forms

取とり替かえるUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とりかえるUsage12%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji nuance is not needed or for clarity.
取とり替かえるUsage10%
search-only kanji form
取とり換かえるUsage10%
Common variant; 換える emphasizes the idea of exchanging or swapping.
取とりかえるUsage8%
search-only kanji form

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
替exchange, spare, substitute
換interchange, period, change

Similar words

交こう換かんする
More formal and often used for official or systematic exchanges, such as currency exchange or information exchange. 取り替える is more casual and concrete.
代かえる
Means 'to substitute' or 'to use in place of', but does not imply the physical removal of the original item. 取り替える emphasizes the action of taking out and putting in.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (continuative form of 取る, 'to take') and 替える ('to exchange, replace'). The spelling 換える is also used for the second element, emphasizing the idea of swapping.