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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

交換

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōkan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Replacement/rɪˈpleɪ.smənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"故障した部品の交換が必要です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of replacing someone or something with another of the same kind, or the person or thing that takes the place of another.

    "We need to find a suitable replacement for the broken pump before the weekend."
  2. 2

    A person who takes the place of another in an office, team, or role.

    "The manager hired a temporary replacement while the accountant was on maternity leave."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'replace', combining the Latin prefix 're-' (again, back) with Old French 'placier' (to place, from Latin 'platea'), dating back to the late 16th century. Initially denoting the restoration of someone to a place or office, it evolved by the 18th century to mean the act of substituting one thing or person for another.

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