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交代 (こうたい): alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns — Japanese vocabulary

交代 is read こうたい and means "alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

交代

Reading
こうたい · koutai
Translation
alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
こうたいが

Example

ジョンと私は交替で運転した。

ジョンとわたしはこうたいでうんてんした。

John and I alternated in driving.

Kanji in this word

  • 交 — cross, exchange
  • 代 — Substitute, Change, Convert

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