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12 strokesRadical

3Junior high level12 strokesRadical
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カン
Kun
か(える)・-か(える)・か(わる)
Meaning
exchange; replace

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 奐 "to change": to change over by hand — to exchange.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カン換気・換算・交換
かえる換える

Compare: 代える・替える・変える

かわる換わる

Compare: 代わる・替わる・変わる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 交換こうかん

    exchange

  • 換気かんき

    ventilation

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

友だちと本を交換した。

I exchanged books with my friend.

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