The kanji 換: meaning, readings and stroke order
換
- Meaning
- exchange, replace
- On reading
- カン kan
- Kun reading
- か(える) kaeru、か(わる) kawaru
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 手 hand
- Level
- Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- đổi, thay (hoán)
- Japanese
- かえる。とりかえる。
- Korean
- 바꾸다, 교환하다 (환)
- Chinese
- 交换、更换 (换)
Readings, words and example sentences
カン kan · on reading
交換
exchange, swap
友だちと 本を 交換します。
I swap books with my friend.
か(える) kaeru · kun reading
換える
to replace, to change
古い 電池を 換えます。
I replace the old batteries.
か(わる) kawaru · kun reading · less common
換わる
to be replaced, to change
空気が 新しく 換わります。
The air in the room is replaced with fresh air.
Practise writing 換 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 換 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 8 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.