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乗り換える

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

乗り換える — “to change (trains, buses), to transfer”

乗り換える (read のりかえる) means to change (trains, buses), to transfer. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

Reading

のりかえる

Meaning

to change (trains, buses), to transfer

乗り換える in a sentence

次つぎの駅えきで電車でんしゃを乗り換えのりかえます。

I'll change trains at the next station.

The kanji in 乗り換える

乗to ride, to get on
換to exchange, replace

Words that share a kanji with 乗り換える

乗るのる— to get on, to ride in, to board
乗り物のりもの— vehicle
乗客じょうきゃく— passenger
乗せるのせる— to place on, to load, to give a ride
乗車じょうしゃ— boarding (a train, bus, or car)
乗り換えのりかえ— transfer, changing (trains/buses)
換えるかえる— to exchange, to replace, to swap
交換こうかん— exchange, swap

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