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Japanese word 代わる: to take the place of / to substitute. Meanings and example sentences.

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代わる (かわる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

代わる (かわる) means to take the place of / to substitute.

See example sentences below.

代わる at a glance

代わる
かわるkawaru
N1verb
to take the place of / to substitute
代わるかわるkawaruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 代わる

Core meaning

to take the place of / to substitute

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼が休んだので私が代わる。

Translation

I will take his place because he is absent.

Example 2

シフトを代わる人を探している。

Translation

I am looking for someone to swap shifts with me.

代わる (かわる): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo