Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto succeed; to relieve; to replaceesp. 替わる, 替る
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone)esp. 代わる, 代る
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto be exchanged; to change (places with); to switchesp. 換わる, 換る

Examples

• その会社は、経営者が３回替わっている。

  The company has changed hands three times.

• 彼女と席をかわった。

  I exchanged seats with her.

• 担当者と代わります。

  I'll transfer you to the right person.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 替わる

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