換
換 — Interchange
interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiかえる (kaeru)
Kun’yomi-かえる (kaeru)
Kun’yomiかわる (kawaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 換
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | conversion; diversion; changeover |
| 換算 | かんさん kansan | conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange |
| 引き換え | ひきかえ hikikae | exchange; conversion |
| 換気 | かんき kanki | ventilation |
| 互換 | ごかん gokan | interchange; transposition; compatible (e.g. PC) |
Study notes
換 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #687 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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