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Kanji Detail for 換 - "to change, to replace, to exchange"

換

  • Meaning

    換 means "to change, to replace, to exchange."

    1. To exchange - To replace; to substitute.

    2. To change - To switch; to alter.

  • Words using 換

    • 交換 こうかん Listen exchange; interchange; switching
    • 転換 てんかん Listen conversion; diversion; changeover
    • 換算 かんさん Listen conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange
    • 換気 かんき Listen ventilation
    • 互換 ごかん Listen interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC)
    • 変換 へんかん Listen change; conversion; transformation
    • 換金 かんきん Listen realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
    • 置き換える おきかえる Listen to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange

  • Four-character idioms with 換

    • 換骨奪胎 かんこつだったい Listen adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting
    • 方向転換 ほうこうてんかん Listen change of course

  • Tattoo check: 換

    • Verified meaning: to change, to replace, to exchange
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくえ, いくひろ, いそえ, かん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 換

    Surnames 換(いくえ)Listen 換(いくひろ)Listen 換(いそえ)Listen 換(かん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    interchange; period; change; convert; replace; renew

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    change, exchange; substitute

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To exchange. Such as 交換, 互換.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ka.eru(か-える) か-える

    ka.waru(か-わる) か-わる

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to change to replace to exchange swap substitute alter barter commute convert interchange modify refresh renew shift switch trade transform

Sentences including 換

  • How about eating out this morning for a change?

  • Do i have to change trains?

  • Is it necessary to change trains along the way?

  • She became , in other words , a good wife.

  • Change trains at the next station.

  • Take this train and make a change at the next station.

  • Could you give me a new dish of these?

  • Do i need to transfer?

  • Where do i have to change trains?

  • How about eating out this evening for a change?

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