Japanese symbol for “transfer”
乗り換え
のりかえ
Romaji: norikae
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
In Japanese, transfer is 乗り換え, read のりかえ (norikae).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; connection
- n, vi, vs switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; conversion
- n switching (stock) (finc)
- n chromosomal crossover; crossing over (biol)
Written forms: 乗り換え、乗換、乗換え、乗り替え. Readings: のりかえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “transfer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 移動 | いどう idou | movement; transfer; migration |
| 移す | うつす utsusu | to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move (something) |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
| 転送 | てんそう tensou | transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection |
| 移籍 | いせき iseki | transfer (of one's name into another family register) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger |
| 乗る | のる noru | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board |
| 乗車 | じょうしゃ jousha | boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi) |
| 搭乗 | とうじょう toujou | embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft) |
| 乗り | のり nori | riding; ride |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 変換 | へんかん henkan | change; conversion; transformation |
| 換算 | かんさん kansan | conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange |
See also: Chinese symbol for “transfer”.
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