What does kanji 換 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 換 is interchange.

How is kanji 換 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 換 are か.える, -か.える, か.わる; the onyomi readings are カン.

What is the main radical of kanji 換?

The main radical for kanji 換 is 手.

What words use kanji 換?

Example words that use kanji 換 include 換算, 換える, 換気, 換気扇.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 3

換

Meaning

Kanji 換

interchange

interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: か.える-か.えるか.わる
Onyomi 音読み: カン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #687
Strokes: 12
Radical: 手
Components: 儿 • 冂 • 勹 • 大 • 扎
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 喚 • 渙 • 愌 • 寏 • 煥 • 奐 • 瑍

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 399 entries that include this kanji.

換算

かんさん

conversion (e.g. yen to dollars)

換える

かえる

to replace

換気

かんき

ventilation

換気扇

かんきせん

ventilation fan

換金

かんきん

realization (of goods into money)

換わり

かわり

an exchange transaction

換位

かんい

(logical) conversion (transposition of subject and predicate to form a new proposition)

換羽

かんう

molting (of birds)

換羽期

かんうき

molting season

換価

かんか

appraisal

換気ダクト

かんきダクト

ventilation duct

換気口

かんきこう

vent

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

古い電池を新しいものに取り換えた。

I replaced the old batteries with new ones.

今日はドルを円に換えたい。

Today I want to exchange dollars for yen.

担当者が途中で交換された。

The person in charge was replaced halfway through.

席を入れ換えて、向かい合って座った。

We switched seats and sat facing each other.

説明が難しかったので、言い換えてください。

The explanation was hard to follow, so please put it another way.