Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over

  2. changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)

Also written くら替え【くらがえ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

saddle

Kun
くら
On
アン
Strokes
15
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2214 of 2500
Radical
leather

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-9-6SKIP code
3k12.19The Kanji Dictionary
4354.4Four corner code
978dUnicode hex code
1-16-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5098Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6586New Nelson (John Haig)
2255Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1595Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2782Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2803Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2543Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
42815Morohashi
an1Pinyin reading
anKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Kun
か.えるか.え-か.わる
On
タイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
979 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

かえ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4c8.12The Kanji Dictionary
5560.3Four corner code
1478deroo
66ffUnicode hex code
1-34-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2140Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2486New Nelson (John Haig)
2783New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3457Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1780Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2424Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
842Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
905Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
849A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1398Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14300Morohashi
1548A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
744Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1547Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
375Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1001Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
850Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ti4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level