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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- nounsubstitution; replacement; shifting; change
- 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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