Word Meaning 交代

こうたい koutai

交代 is read as こうたい (koutai) and means alternation.

Meaning

English

  1. alternation
  2. change
  3. relief
  4. relay
  5. shift
  6. substitution (sports, etc.)
  7. taking turns

Reading

Kana

こうたい

Romaji

koutai

Writing Variants

  • 交替 こうたい koutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 931 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

交代員

こうたいいん

shift (of workmen)

交代作業

こうたいさぎょう

working in shifts

交代選手

こうたいせんしゅ

substitute player

交代で

こうたいで

alternately

交代級数

こうたいきゅうすう

alternating series

交代操業

こうたいそうぎょう

working in shifts

核相交代

かくそうこうたい

alternation of nuclear phases

新旧交代

しんきゅうこうたい

replacing the old with the new

交通

こうつう

traffic

交流

こうりゅう

alternating current

交付

こうふ

delivery

交際

こうさい

(romantic) involvement

Example Sentences

9

こうたいできゅうけいをとりましょう。

Let's take breaks in turns.

つぎのしあいではひかえせんしゅとこうたいする。

He will be replaced by a substitute player in the next match.

We took turns with the driving.

The guards change every three hours.

If it gets that bad, replace the supervisor.

Fred and George took turns with the driving.

Since our father is bedridden, we take turns looking after him.

Changes of leadership have a great effect on the international political economy.

Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.