Illustration: At the entrance to a neighborhood toy repair workshop, a repairer fits a matching spare wheel onto a child’s small wooden pull-along dog. The broken original wheel lies immediately beside the toy, split through its hub.

かけがえ

kakegae

replacement

Usually appears in かけがえのない, meaning “irreplaceable.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは、僕ぼくにとって掛かけ替がえのない人ひとだ。
To me, she’s irreplaceable.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
人生じんせいは短みじかく、かけがえのないものです。
Life is short and precious.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼女かのじょは子供こどもの頃ころからかけがえのない思おもい出でを大切たいせつにしている。
She cherishes the precious memories of her childhood.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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