Meaning of 乗り換える in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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乗り換える, 乗り替える, 乗りかえるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingのりかえる
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Romajinorikaeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
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Example Sentences
乗り換える, 乗り替える, 乗りかえる, のりかえる used in context
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今、飛行機の乗り換えだ。今まで飛行機８時間乗って、乗り換えてこれから又２時間だ。
I'm in transit between flights now. I've spent 8 hours on a plane so far, after changing planes now it's another two hours.
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She transferred from the bus to the subway.
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彼女がおまえを捨てて英語学校で出逢ったアメリカ人の男性に乗り換えたことを認めてはっきり言ったらどうだい？
Why don't you just call a spade a spade and admit that she dumped you for that American guy she met at the English school?
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He changed trains at Sendai Station.
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Change trains at Tokyo Station.
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Passengers going to the Chuo Line, please change trains at the next stop.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew
On: カン
Kun: か.える, -か.える, か.わる
12 strokes
ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
On: ジョウ, ショウ
Kun: の.る, -の.り, の.せる
9 strokes
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