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Kanji Detail for 迭 - "alternate"

迭

  • Meaning

    迭 means "alternate." Also associated with repeatedly, replace.

    1. Alternate - To take turns; to rotate.

    2. Replace - To take the place of another.

    3. Repeatedly - Again and again; frequently.

    4. Pass - To go by; to elapse.

  • Words using 迭

    • 更迭 こうてつ Listen change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up

  • Tattoo check: 迭

    • Verified meaning: alternate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: repeatedly, replace

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    transfer; alternation

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    repeatedly, frequently

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    alternately; repeatedly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    repeatedly, frequently

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

    Alternating with each other. Such as 更迭 (alternate). Same as saying taking turns.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tetsu(テツ) テツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    辵 辶 (shinnyo・shinnyu)

  • Related Keywords

    alternate replace repeatedly pass take turns change cycle fluctuate hand over relay rotate sequence shift substitute succession

Sentences including 迭

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