入れ替わり・入れ代わり・入れ替り・入れ代り|いれかわりirekawari[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
入れ替わり入れ替わり is the most common written form among these variants and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written with kanji and kana.
入れ代わり入れ代わり is less common than 入れ替わり. It is a written variant that you may encounter, but beginners should use 入れ替わり.
入れ替り入れ替り is less common than 入れ替わり and 入れ代わり. It is a written variant that may appear in writing.
入れ代り入れ代り is the least common of these written forms. You may encounter it as a variant, but beginners should use 入れ替わり.
Definitions
  1. nounsubstitution; replacement; shifting; change
    最近さいきん、社員しゃいんの入れ替いれかわりが激はげしくないですか。↗
    The turnover at my company is really speeding up lately.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym交代こうたいNeutralRefers to rotation or taking over a shift or role, as in 「選手交代」; it leans toward taking turns, whereas 「入れ替わり」 stresses one leaving as another arrives.
  • Synonym交換こうかんNeutralMutual exchange of things, opinions or information, as in 「名刺交換」「情報交換」; it does not carry the one-out, one-in nuance of 「入れ替わり」.
  • Related代わりかわりNeutralCovers substitution — a person, thing or act standing in for another; also a refill, as in 「お代わり」. Works in both speech and writing.
  • RelatedスイッチNeutralA loanword for a switch or switching over, as in 「スイッチを入れる」.
  • Related互換ごかんWrittenA written, technical term for interchangeability or compatibility, as in 「互換性」.
  • Antonym据え置きすえおきWrittenA written term for leaving something as it stands, unchanged — the opposite of 「入れ替わり」.
  • Antonym継続けいぞくNeutralContinuation — keeping a state or activity going; the opposite of the changeover 「入れ替わり」 describes.

Use 「入れ替わり」 for a changeover where one leaves and another takes their place, as in 「入れ替わり立ち替わり客が来る」 or 「入れ替わりに出る」. For rotation or handing over a shift pick 「交代」, and for exchanging things or information pick 「交換」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ある物ものや人ひとが別べつの物ものや人ひとに取とって代かわること。
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