差し替える・差し換える|さしかえるsashikaeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
差し替える差し替える is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it as your default when you need to write this word.
差し換える差し換える is a less common written variant of 差し替える. You may recognize it, but beginners should choose 差し替える instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto change; to replace
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 差し替える（さしかえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 差し替えます（さしかえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 差し替えない（さしかえない） |
| polite (masen) | 差し替えません（さしかえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 差し替えず・差し替えぬ（さしかえず・さしかえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 差し替えた（さしかえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 差し替えました（さしかえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 差し替えなかった（さしかえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 差し替えませんでした（さしかえませんでした） |
| Te form | 差し替えて（さしかえて） |
| Potential | 差し替えられる（さしかえられる） |
| Passive | 差し替えられる（さしかえられる） |
| Causative | 差し替えさせる（さしかえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 差し替えさせられる（さしかえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 差し替えれば（さしかえれば） |
| tara | 差し替えたら（さしかえたら） |
| Volitional | 差し替えよう（さしかえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 差し替えましょう（さしかえましょう） |
| Imperative | 差し替えろ（さしかえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り替えるとりかえるNeutralThe most general word for replacing or exchanging something; 「差し替える」 specifically suggests swapping a document, manuscript, or part for another version.
- Synonym入れ替えるいれかえるNeutralMeans replacing what is inside something, as in 「空気を入れ替える」; the focus is on the contents rather than the item itself.
- Synonym替えるかえるNeutralA broad word for replacing or exchanging things; 「差し替える」 narrows this to putting another document or manuscript in place of the old one.
- SynonymチェンジNeutralA colloquial loanword for changing or replacing something, as in 「イメージチェンジ」; casual in tone.
- Synonym付け替えるつけかえるNeutralMeans taking the old one off and fitting a new one, e.g. parts; also used for reassigning expenses to a different account.
- Synonymすげ替えるすげかえるNeutralUsed mainly for swapping people, as in 「首をすげ替える」; mostly refers to personnel changes.
- Synonym掛け替えるかけかえるNeutralLimited to replacing things that hang, such as pictures or plaques; can also mean rebuilding a bridge.
- Synonymすり替えるすりかえるNeutralMeans secretly swapping one thing for another, or deceptively switching the point of an argument; carries a sense of trickery.
- Related切り替えるきりかえるNeutralMeans switching over, as in 「頭を切り替える」; the focus is on changing modes or states rather than replacing an object.
- Related交換こうかんNeutralMeans mutual exchange or swapping, common in both speech and writing, as in 「部品交換」 or 「交換する」; 「差し替える」 is about replacing a document or manuscript with a new version.
- Related置換ちかんWrittenA formal written term for substitution, mostly in chemistry, mathematics, and computing contexts.
- AntonymそのままNeutralThe opposite of 「差し替える」: leaving things unchanged, just as they are.
- Antonym据え置くすえおくNeutralThe opposite of 「差し替える」: to leave something as it is without changing it.
Use 「差し替える」 when you replace a document, image, or manuscript with another version, as in 「原稿を差し替える」. For replacement in general, 「取り替える」 and 「替える」 are the default choices; for sneaky, deceptive swapping, use 「すり替える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- あるものを別のものに取り替える。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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