代わり (Kawari) is a Japanese noun meaning “substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounsubstitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
- noun, adjectival nounstand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
- nouncompensation; exchange; returnusu. as ...～に
- nounanother helping; second helping; seconds; refillusu. as お～
- nounupcoming program; upcoming programmeesp. 替わり, 替り
Examples
彼が私の代わりに行った。
He went in place of me.
代わりの日を書いて下さい。
Please list alternate dates.
彼は代わりの計画を提案した。
He proposed an alternate plan.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).