スワップsuwappu

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, financeswap
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computing(memory) swapping
  3. nounwife-swapping; swinging
Conjugation
Dictionary formスワップする
Polite (masu)スワップします
Negative (nai)スワップしない
polite (masen)スワップしません
classical zu / nuスワップせず・スワップせぬ
Past (ta)スワップした
polite (mashita)スワップしました
Past negative (nakatta)スワップしなかった
polite (masen deshita)スワップしませんでした
Te formスワップして
Potentialスワップできる
Passiveスワップされる
Causativeスワップさせる
Causative passiveスワップさせられる
Conditional (ba)スワップすれば
taraスワップしたら
Volitionalスワップしよう
polite (mashou)スワップしましょう
Imperativeスワップしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym交換こうかんNeutralThe broadest word for exchange or interchange, fine in everyday and formal use; 「スワップ」 leans to technical contexts like financial swaps and memory swapping.
  • SynonymトレードNeutralA loanword for trade or dealing, also for player trades between teams; a general trading term, whereas 「スワップ」 names one specific type of exchange transaction.
  • Synonym取り交わすとりかわすNeutralA verb for formally exchanging documents, as in 「契約を取り交わす」; it leans formal.
  • Synonym取り替えるとりかえるNeutralA verb for changing or replacing, common in speech; it stresses swapping something out for a new one.
  • Synonym替えるかえるNeutralA verb for replacing or changing out people and things; this written-style spelling stresses the replacement itself.
  • Related切り替えるきりかえるNeutralA verb for switching modes or moods; it stresses moving from one state to another, not a mutual exchange.
  • Related引き換えるひきかえるNeutralA verb for exchanging or converting, as in 「景品と引き換える」; it stresses giving one thing to get another.
  • RelatedスイッチNeutralA colloquial loanword for switches and switching; it stresses the act of toggling or changing over, with no sense of two parties exchanging.
  • Related交わすかわすNeutralA verb for exchanging words, glances and the like, as in 「挨拶を交わす」; it stresses back-and-forth interaction.
  • Related振り替えるふりかえるNeutralA verb for transferring money or moving something elsewhere, as with bank transfers or rescheduled days off; it leans to financial and administrative matters.
  • Related転換てんかんNeutralA word for turning or converting direction, policy and the like; it stresses a change of course, not a two-way swap.
  • Related入れ替えいれかえNeutralA noun for replacement or changing places, common in speech; it stresses swapping positions or membership.
  • Related入れ替えるいれかえるNeutralA verb for replacing or shuffling; it stresses changing out positions, members or contents.
  • Relatedすり替えるすりかえるNeutralA verb for secretly swapping one thing for another; it carries a whiff of deception, unlike legitimate exchange.
  • Related付け替えるつけかえるNeutralA verb for fitting a new part or reassigning an expense to another account; it leans to practical, clerical tasks.

Use 「スワップ」 for technical exchanges such as financial swaps and memory swapping, as in 「通貨スワップ」 and 「スワップ領域」. For general exchange say 「交換」; for changing places 「入れ替える」; for replacing with a new one 「取り替える」; for a sneaky switch 「すり替える」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 交換こうかん、取り換とりかえ。
  2. スワップ取引すわっぷとりひき。
  3. メモリに収おさまらない情報じょうほうを一時的いちじてきに記憶装置きおくそうちに書き出かきだし、メモリ内ないの情報じょうほうと交換こうかんすること。
  4. 夫婦ふうふ交換こうかん、スワッピング。
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