代わり

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代わり
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
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Meaning
Not A, but B, B in place of A, Instead of A, B; In exchange for A, B
Conjugation
(A)N+に[代「か」]わって ~(B)N (A)N+に[代「か」]わり
Examples
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天気てんきがよいのでバスのわりあるいて学校がっこうく。
昨日きのう風邪かぜいたので仕事しごとをするわり一人ひとりでテレビゲームをやりました。
御金おかね健康けんこうわりにはならない。
いすのわりにこの木箱きばこ使つかってください。
そのかん灰皿はいざらわりになる。
Key points
にかわって shows a replacement of a normal something with something else - where the thing being replaced is what's normally used/present. It cannot be used for something that's changed on the fly. You can use it to say if someone is replacing someone else who is ill/unavailable, or showing change over time (from tapes to CDs, gas-based cars to hybrids), etc.

のかわりに/かわりに shows a balance between the thing replaced and the thing being replaced. In exchange for one, the other is used. This goes well with nouns. It's even clearer with verbs: you say that since you're not doing something, you do something else instead.
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