Illustration: In a compact Japanese bathroom, an adult turns the bath fixture's diverter control while holding a handheld showerhead over a washbasin. A fresh spray bursts from the showerhead as the last few drops fall from the now-inactive bath spout beneath the same fixture.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

切きり替かえる

kirikaeru

to switch, to change over

Example sentences

  1. 数分話すうふんはなしてみたところ、トムはあまりフランス語ごが得意とくいではないと分わかったので、メアリーは英語えいごに切きり替かえた。

    After talking to Tom for a few minutes, it became obvious that his French wasn’t very good, so Mary switched to English.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 会話かいわの部分ぶぶんにおいて、こうして視線しせんを切きり替かえることが、登場人物とうじょうじんぶつを仕分しわけて聴衆ちょうしゅうに印象付いんしょうつける効果的こうかてきな手法しゅほうとなる。

    Within a dialog such a switch of the line of sight effectively conveys to the audience differences between the characters.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 生瀬なませ~道場間どうじょうかんを新線しんせんに切きり替かえ、1.8km短縮たんしゅく。

    The section between Namaze and Dojo was switched to a new line and shortened by 1.8 Km.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 切替

  • 切cutOnセツ・サイKunきる・きり・きれる
  • 替exchange; spareOnタイKunかえる・かえ-・かわる

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