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How to say 'Transfer' in Japanese | 乗り換え

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The Japanese word for Transfer is 'Norikae', written as 乗り換え in Japanese.'Transfer' in hiragana is のりかえ.

    word

    乗り換え

    Meaning

    Transfer

    Reading

    のりかえ

    norikae

    Kanji

    乗Ride 換Exchange

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '乗り換え (のりかえ)' means 'transfer'. It is commonly used in the context of transportation, such as changing trains, buses, or other modes of transport. For example: I need to transfer at Shinjuku Station「新宿駅で乗り換えが必要です」(しんじゅくえきでのりかえがひつようです). The transfer point is on the third floor「乗り換えの場所は三階です」(のりかえのばしょはさんかいです). This term can also be used metaphorically to describe switching from one thing to another, such as changing jobs or switching topics in a conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1544

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 乗り換え

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    乗

    Meaning

    Ride

  • kanji

    換

    Meaning

    Exchange

Hiragana in the Word 乗り換え

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    り

    Reading

    Ri

  • hiragana

    え

    Reading

    E

Words Related to 乗り換え Through the Kanji 乗

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 乗 as well.

  • word

    乗る

    Meaning

    Ride, Board

  • word

    乗り物

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    乗り換える

    Meaning

    Change, Transfer

  • word

    乗せる

    Meaning

    Load, Trick

  • word

    乗車券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    乗車

    Meaning

    Boarding

  • word

    乗客

    Meaning

    Passenger

  • word

    名乗る

    Meaning

    Introduce

  • word

    乗り込む

    Meaning

    Enter, Board

  • word

    乗り出す

    Meaning

    Embark, Lean out

  • word

    乗り越える

    Meaning

    Overcome

  • word

    乗り降り

    Meaning

    Boarding, Alighting

  • word

    乗り遅れる

    Meaning

    Miss

  • word

    乗り越し

    Meaning

    Overriding

  • word

    乗り越す

    Meaning

    Overcome, Overshoot

Words Related to 乗り換え Through the Kanji 換

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 換 as well.

  • word

    乗り換える

    Meaning

    Change, Transfer

  • word

    転換

    Meaning

    Conversion, Shift

  • word

    交換

    Meaning

    Exchange

  • word

    変換

    Meaning

    Conversion, Transformation

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What does 'Norikae' (乗り換え) mean?

'Norikae' means 'Transfer' .

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