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Illustration of 交替

交替こうたい

こうたい koutai Play N2 Noun Suru verb Transitive Intransitive

人や物が順番に入れ替わること。また、交代して役目を務めること。 alternation; change; relief; relay; shift

Example 1

交代こうたいに走はしりましょう。

Let's take turns at running.

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Example 2

私達は交替で部屋を掃除した。

We cleaned the room in turn.

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Kanji breakdown

交

N3

mingle; mixing; association; coming & going

On reading
コウ
Kun reading
まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る、ま.ざる、ま.ぜる、-か.う、か.わす、かわ.す、こもごも
Radical
亠

替

N2

exchange; spare; substitute; per-

On reading
タイ
Kun reading
か.える、か.え-、か.わる
Radical
曰
Illustration of 交ざる
N2

まざる

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

Illustration of 交じる
N2

まじる

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with

Illustration of 交ぜる
N2

まぜる

to be mixed; to be blended with

Illustration of 交差
N2

こうさ

cross

Illustration of 交流
N2

こうりゅう

alternating current; intercourse; (cultural) exchange; intermingling