Japanese symbol for “switched”
交換型
こうかんがた
Romaji: koukangata
switched
In Japanese, switched is 交換型, read こうかんがた (koukangata).
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Meanings
- adj-no switched (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “switched”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スイッチド | スイッチド suitchido | switched |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations; bargaining; discussions |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | change; alternation; rotation |
| 乗り換え | のりかえ norikae | transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection |
| 変換 | へんかん henkan | change; conversion; transformation |
| 大型 | おおがた oogata | large; large-sized; large-scale |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.