振り替える・振りかえる・振替える|ふりかえるfurikaeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
振り替える振り替える is the most common spelling of this word and the recommended choice for beginners; use it as your default written form.
振りかえる振りかえる is a less common spelling variant of 振り替える. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 振り替える instead.
振替える振替える is less common than 振り替える and 振りかえる. Beginners should use 振り替える instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 振り替える（ふりかえる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 振り替えます（ふりかえます） |
| Negative (nai) | 振り替えない（ふりかえない） |
| polite (masen) | 振り替えません（ふりかえません） |
| classical zu / nu | 振り替えず・振り替えぬ（ふりかえず・ふりかえぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 振り替えた（ふりかえた） |
| polite (mashita) | 振り替えました（ふりかえました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 振り替えなかった（ふりかえなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 振り替えませんでした（ふりかえませんでした） |
| Te form | 振り替えて（ふりかえて） |
| Potential | 振り替えられる（ふりかえられる） |
| Passive | 振り替えられる（ふりかえられる） |
| Causative | 振り替えさせる（ふりかえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 振り替えさせられる（ふりかえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 振り替えれば（ふりかえれば） |
| tara | 振り替えたら（ふりかえたら） |
| Volitional | 振り替えよう（ふりかえよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 振り替えましょう（ふりかえましょう） |
| Imperative | 振り替えろ（ふりかえろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym切り替えるきりかえるNeutralSwitching from one state or mode to another; common in everyday use, and not tied specifically to moving funds.
- Synonym替えるかえるNeutralCommon in everyday use; focuses on changing something to a different person or thing.
- Synonym付け替えるつけかえるNeutralDetaching the old and fitting a new one in its place; also used for reassigning an expense to another account.
- Related入れ替えるいれかえるNeutralFocuses on replacing what is inside something or swapping the order or position of things.
- Related取り替えるとりかえるNeutralTaking something else in place of the old, as in 「電池を取り替える」; the focus is on exchanging the item itself.
- Related引き換えるひきかえるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Exchanging or converting things; mostly in the pattern 「〜と引き換えに」, which states the price of something.
- Related交換こうかんNeutralA two-way exchange where each side gives and receives, as in 「名刺交換」; used in both speech and writing.
- Related転換てんかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A change of direction, policy or line of thought; not used for transferring money.
- Related入れ替えいれかえNeutralNoun for replacement or swapping, also for rail shunting and switching; 「振り替える」 centers on moving funds or dates.
- Relatedすり替えるすりかえるNeutralSwapping something covertly so no one notices; also used for sneaking a different topic into the conversation.
Use 「振り替える」 for moving funds, dates, routes and the like somewhere else, as in 「休日を振り替える」 and 「口座に振り替える」. For switching between states or modes pick 「切り替える」, for replacing an item 「取り替える」, and for a two-way exchange 「交換」. Other words cover narrower senses: covert swaps (「すり替える」), fitting new parts (「付け替える」), and written terms like 「転換」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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