# 換 — convert; exchange

換 means “convert; exchange”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: か(える) (kaeru). You'll see it in words such as 換える (kaeru, “to replace; to convert”).

- Meaning: convert; exchange
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: か(える) (kaeru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Change & making

## How to remember 換

Parts: 扌 hand · ⺈ bent person · 冂 frame · 儿 legs · 大 big

## Words with 換

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 換える | かえる (kaeru) | to replace; to convert |

## Don't confuse it with

[喚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/call-forth/)

## More in the “Change & making” set

[拡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/expand/) · [換](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/convert/) · [混](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blend/) · [替](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/substitute/)

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