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How to say 'Rephrase' in Japanese | 言い替える

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The Japanese word for Rephrase is 'Iikaeru', written as 言い替える in Japanese.'Rephrase' in hiragana is いいかえる.

    word

    言い替える

    Meaning

    Rephrase

    Reading

    いいかえる

    iikaeru

    Kanji

    言Say 替Replace, Exchange

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '言い替える (いいかえる)' means 'to rephrase' or 'to say in other words'. It is used when someone wants to express the same idea or concept using different words, often to make it clearer or more understandable. This verb is commonly used in both casual and formal contexts. For example: Can you rephrase that?「それを言い替えてくれますか？」(それをいいかえてくれますか？). He rephrased the question to make it easier to understand「彼はその質問を理解しやすいように言い替えた」(かれはそのしつもんをりかいしやすいようにいいかえた). Note that '言い替える' can also imply a slight change in nuance or emphasis when rephrasing.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    5328

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 言い替える

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    言

    Meaning

    Say

  • kanji

    替

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

Hiragana in the Word 言い替える

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

  • hiragana

    え

    Reading

    E

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 言い替える Through the Kanji 言

These 26 Words contain the Kanji 言 as well.

  • word

    言う

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    言葉

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    言語

    Meaning

    Language

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    一言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言わば

    Meaning

    So to speak

  • word

    言い出す

    Meaning

    Start saying

  • word

    宣言

    Meaning

    Declaration

  • word

    言い返す

    Meaning

    Retort

  • word

    言い表わす

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    言論

    Meaning

    Discussion, Speech

  • word

    言い訳

    Meaning

    Excuse

  • word

    言付ける

    Meaning

    Entrust

  • word

    証言

    Meaning

    Testimony

  • word

    遺言

    Meaning

    Will

  • word

    言葉遣い

    Meaning

    Wording

  • word

    書き言葉

    Meaning

    Written language

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    無言

    Meaning

    Silence

  • word

    予言

    Meaning

    Prophecy

  • word

    言

    Meaning

    Word

  • word

    言及

    Meaning

    Mention

  • word

    独り言

    Meaning

    Soliloquy

  • word

    話し言葉

    Meaning

    Spoken language

  • word

    伝言

    Meaning

    Message

Words Related to 言い替える Through the Kanji 替

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 替 as well.

  • word

    着替える

    Meaning

    Change clothes

  • word

    両替

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    着替え

    Meaning

    Changing

  • word

    切り替える

    Meaning

    Switch

  • word

    為替

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    取り替える

    Meaning

    Replace, Exchange

  • word

    立て替える

    Meaning

    Pay for

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What does 'Iikaeru' (言い替える) mean?

'Iikaeru' means 'Rephrase' .

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