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代わる

代わる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 3

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Verb

代わる (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かわる, romaji kawaru)

  1. substitute, be substituted for, be substituted for a person, take the place of
    機械人力に代わる
    きかいがじんりょくにかわる
    Kikai ga jinryoku ni kawaru
    Machinery takes the place of human labor

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References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  2. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō