代わる代わる

Japanese
Kanji in this term
代 代
か
Grade: 3		 か > が
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From doubling 代わる (kawaru, “substitute”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かわるが​わる [kàwárúgáꜜwàrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡa̠ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

代(か)わる代(が)わる • (kawarugawaru) 

  1. by turns, alternately
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典／新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局／大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      二(ふた)人(り)で代(か)わる代(が)わるに運(うん)転(てん)します
      futari de kawarugawaru ni unten shimasu
      The two take turns driving the car
  • 代わり代わり (kawarigawari, “alternately, in turn”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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