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

Readings

Kana: タイ、か.える、か.え-、か.わる
Romaji: tai, ka.eru, ka.e-, ka.waru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: かえ
Romaji: kae
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  979
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-8-4
Korean Reading:  che
Chinese Reading:  ti4
Unicode:  66ff
JIS:  4258

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2783
Nelson Index: 2140
New Nelson Index: 2486
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c8.12
Four Corner Index: 5560.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1548
Gakken Index: 849
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14300
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0998
Remembering the kanji Index: 842
Kanji Flashcards Index: 611
Kodansha Compact Index: 1001
Kanji in Context Index: 375
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1780
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2424
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 850
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 905
Essential Kanji Index: 1398
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3457
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1478
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1547

Words

代替わり (だいがわり)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
吹き替え (ふきかえ)
dubbing; stand-in; dummy
為替 (かわせ、かわし)
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
差し換える (さしかえる)
to change; to replace
入れ替わる (いれかわる)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
代替 (だいたい、だいがえ)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
切り替える (きりかえる)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over
換える (かえる)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
替え (かえ)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy; rate of exchange
入れ替え (いれかえ)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
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