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代わり (かわり): substitute, replacement — Japanese vocabulary

代わり is read かわり and means "substitute, replacement". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

代わり

Reading
かわり · kawari
Translation
substitute, replacement
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
かわりが

Example

母の代わりに私が行きます。

ははのかわりにわたしがいきます。

I'll go instead of my mother.

Kanji in this word

  • 代 — Substitute, Change, Convert

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