Illustration: At a family gathering, three children take turns cranking a small tabletop shaved-ice machine. One child has just released the handle and carries away a freshly filled bowl, looking back eagerly.

JLPT N1adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

かわるがわる

kawarugawaru

by turns, alternately

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらはかわるがわる車くるまを押おさなければならなかった。

    They had to take turns pushing the car.

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  2. 私わたしたちは代かわる代がわる寝ねた。

    We slept by turns.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしたちは代かわる代がわる子供こどもたちの面倒めんどうを見みた。

    We took care of our children by turns.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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