Menu toggle
This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

かい

Readings

Kana: かい、かえ
Romaji: kai, kae
Kana
Romaji

Definition

prt
1

marks yes-no question

Note: familiar language

Example Sentences

懐(ふところ)が暖(あたた)かい。
➥I have plenty of money with me.
Full Entry➤
大(だい)汗(あせ)をかいた。
➥They sweated gallons.
Full Entry➤
会(かい)を欠席(けっせき)した。
➥I absented myself from the meeting.
Full Entry➤
熱(ねつ)があるかい。
➥Have you any fever?
Full Entry➤
狂(くる)ったのかい？
➥Are you mad?
Full Entry➤
そう思(おも)うかい？
➥Do you think so?
Full Entry➤
Find More

替え

換え、 代え

Reading

Kana: かえ
Romaji: kae
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy

2

rate of exchange

Note: usu. 換え

Kanji

替
Readings: タイ、 か.える、 か.え-、 か.わる
Meanings: exchange, spare, substitute, per-
換
Readings: カン、 か.える、 -か.える、 か.わる
Meanings: interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew
代
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Example Sentences

着替(きが)えてきます。
➥I'm going to change and I'll be back.
Full Entry➤
着替(きが)えてください。
➥Please get dressed.
Full Entry➤
取(と)り替(か)えてください。
➥Could you exchange it with a different one?
Full Entry➤
服(ふく)を着替(きが)えなさい。
➥Change your clothes.
Full Entry➤
背(せ)に腹(はら)は代(か)えられぬ。
➥I have to eat, too.
Full Entry➤
シャツの替(か)えがない。
➥I don't have a spare shirt.
Full Entry➤
Find More

変え

Reading

Kana: かえ
Romaji: kae
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

changing; change

Kanji

変
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)は話題(わだい)を変(か)えた。
➥He changed the topic of conversation.
Full Entry➤
彼(かれ)は決心(けっしん)を変(か)えた。
➥He changed his mind.
Full Entry➤
船(ふね)は進路(しんろ)を変(か)えた。
➥The ship changed its course.
Full Entry➤
彼(かれ)は仕事(しごと)を変(か)えた。
➥He changed his job.
Full Entry➤
聴(きかた)き方()をかえます。
➥Let me rephrase it.
Full Entry➤
円(えん)をドルに変(か)えた。
➥I exchanged yen for dollars.
Full Entry➤
Find More

榧

Readings

Kana: かや、かえ、カヤ
Romaji: kaya, kae, kaya
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

Japanese nutmeg tree (Torreya nucifera)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

榧
Readings: ヒ、 かや
Meanings: Japanese nutmeg, plum-yew