Meaning of 代わりに in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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代わりに, 代りに
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Kana Readingかわりに
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Romajikawarini
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- instead of; for; as; in exchange for; in return (for); to make up for
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Example Sentences
代わりに, 代りに, かわりに used in context
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The question is who will go there for him.
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Oh, would you catch the phone for me, please?
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The Vice-President talked at the meeting in place of the President.
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He usually uses credit cards instead of cash.
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He attended the meeting in place of his boss.
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He could show his feeling with music instead of words.
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Kanji found in this word
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On: ダイ, タイ
Kun: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ
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