Word Meaning 掛け替える

かけかえる kakekaeru

掛け替える is read as かけかえる (kakekaeru) and means to move (a picture, etc.) to another location.

Meaning

English

  1. to move (a picture, etc.) to another location
  2. to hang somewhere else
  3. to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.)
  4. to substitute
  5. to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one
  6. to rebuild (a bridge)

Reading

Kana

かけかえる

Romaji

kakekaeru

Writing Variants

  • 架け替える かけかえる kakekaeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 143379 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

掛け替え

かけがえ

replacement

掛ける

かける

to apply (insurance)

掛かる

かかる

to (come) at

掛け捨て

かけすて

fixed-term payment (usu. insurance)

掛け算

かけざん

multiplication

着替える

きかえる

to change (one's clothes)

替わる

かわる

to be exchanged

立て替える

たてかえる

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit (down)