代える (かえる) — to replace, to substitute, to exchange
代える
to replace
Frequency #7758
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
ichidan verb · transitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v1, vt)
kaeru
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かえる[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to replace
- to substitute
- to exchange