Japanese word

取り替え

Pronunciation

Romajitorikae

Meaning

  • nounreplacement

Example

壊れた部品の取り替えが必要です。kowa re ta bu hin no to ri ka e ga hitsu yō de su

The broken part needs replacing.

Illustration for 取り替え (replacement)

More examples

古くなった電池の取り替えをお願いします。furu ku na tta den chi no to ri ka e o o nega i shi ma su

Please replace the old battery.

Core concept

Focuses on substituting one item with another so that the new item takes over its role or function.

Common phrases

  • 部品の取り替えbu hin no to ri ka e

    replacement of a part

  • 取り替え時期to ri ka e ji ki

    replacement time

  • フィルターの取り替えfi ru tā no to ri ka e

    filter replacement

Similar words

交換kōkan: The act of giving one item and receiving another, or replacing one item with another.
置き換えokikae: The act of putting a different item in the place of an existing item while keeping the same role.
差し替えsashikae: The act of replacing a document, part, or other item with a different one.

Definition in Japanese

ある物を取り除き、同じ用途を持つ別の物に替えること。a ru mono o to ri nozo ki ona ji yō to o mo tsu betsu no mono ni ka e ru ko to

Word origin

取り替え (torikae) is the noun form of 取り替える (torikaeru), whose parts are 取り (tori, "taking") and 替える (kaeru, "substituting").

Usage tips

  • When a sentence describes changing only one component rather than giving items to each other, replacement is the natural English choice, which helps distinguish 取り替え (torikae) from exchange.

Other meanings

  • exchangenoun

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