Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese かふ (kapu), in the 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, lower bigrade conjugation) pattern.

Cognate with ()える (kaeru), ()える (kaeru) and ()える (kaeru).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()える (kaeruかへる (kaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem () (kae), past ()えた (kaeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 替える
mediopassive 替わる
  1. substitute, replace

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN