替 Kanji – exchange
The Japanese kanji 替 can mean exchange, spare, substitute, per-.
Meaning and Readings
How is 替 read?
替 has the onyomi reading タイ and the kunyomi readings かえる, かえ-, かわる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tai, kaeru, kae, kawaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 替
These common Japanese words contain 替. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 為替（かわせ） — money order, draft
- 為替相場（かわせそうば） — exchange rates
- 取り替える（とりかえる） — to exchange, to swap, to barter
- 組み替え（くみかえ） — rearrangement (of classes), recomposition, recombination, reclassification
- 替え（かえ） — change, alteration
- 替え玉（かえだま） — stand-in, proxy, substitute, double, ringer
- 着替え（きがえ） — changing clothes, change of clothes
- 着替える（きがえる） — to change (one's clothes)
- 塗り替える（ぬりかえる） — to repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different colour)
- 立て替える（たてかえる） — to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later), to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent), to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf