"衣替え" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ko̞ɾo̞mo̞ɡa̠e̞] Forms: 衣替え [canonical] (ruby: (ころも), ()), koromogae [romanization], 更衣 [alternative, kanji], 衣更え [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: Literally, “change of clothing”, compound of 衣(ころも) (koromo, “garment”) + 替(か)え (kae, “change, replacement”). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Etymology templates: {{m-g|change of clothing}} “change of clothing”, {{lit|change of clothing}} Literally, “change of clothing”, {{ja-compound|衣|ころも|替え|かえ|t1=garment|t2=change, replacement}} 衣(ころも) (koromo, “garment”) + 替(か)え (kae, “change, replacement”), {{ja-r|連%濁|れん%だく|rom=-}} 連(れん)濁(だく), {{sortkey|ja|衣替え}} ころもかえ', {{rendaku2|ka|ga}} The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Head templates: {{ja-noun|ころもがえ}} 衣(ころも)替(が)え • (koromogae)
  1. a Japanese custom of changing wardrobes to align with the changing seasons
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  2. renovation; new look; facelift
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Verb

IPA: [ko̞ɾo̞mo̞ɡa̠e̞]
Etymology: Literally, “change of clothing”, compound of 衣(ころも) (koromo, “garment”) + 替(か)え (kae, “change, replacement”). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Etymology templates: {{m-g|change of clothing}} “change of clothing”, {{lit|change of clothing}} Literally, “change of clothing”, {{ja-compound|衣|ころも|替え|かえ|t1=garment|t2=change, replacement}} 衣(ころも) (koromo, “garment”) + 替(か)え (kae, “change, replacement”), {{ja-r|連%濁|れん%だく|rom=-}} 連(れん)濁(だく), {{sortkey|ja|衣替え}} ころもかえ', {{rendaku2|ka|ga}} The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Head templates: {{ja-verb-suru|ころもがえ|tr=intransitive}} 衣(ころも)替(が)えする • (koromogae suru) intransitive suru (stem 衣(ころも)替(が)えし (koromogae shi), past 衣(ころも)替(が)えした (koromogae shita)) Forms: 衣替えする intransitive suru [canonical] (ruby: (ころも), ()), koromogae suru [romanization], 衣替えし [stem] (ruby: (ころも), ()), 衣替えした [past] (ruby: (ころも), ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 衣替えし [error-unrecognized-form], ころもがえし [error-unrecognized-form], koromogae shi [error-unrecognized-form], 衣替えする [error-unrecognized-form], ころもがえする [error-unrecognized-form], koromogae suru [error-unrecognized-form], 衣替えすれ [error-unrecognized-form], ころもがえすれ [error-unrecognized-form], koromogae sure [error-unrecognized-form], 衣替えせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 衣替えしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], ころもがえせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], ころもがえしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], koromogae seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], koromogae shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 衣替えされる [passive], ころもがえされる [passive], koromogae sareru [passive], 衣替えさせる [causative], 衣替えさす [causative], ころもがえさせる [causative], ころもがえさす [causative], koromogae saseru [causative], koromogae sasu [causative], 衣替えできる [potential], ころもがえできる [potential], koromogae dekiru [potential], 衣替えしよう [volitional], ころもがえしよう [volitional], koromogae shiyō [volitional], 衣替えしない [negative], ころもがえしない [negative], koromogae shinai [negative], 衣替えせず [continuative, negative], ころもがえせず [continuative, negative], koromogae sezu [continuative, negative], 衣替えします [formal], ころもがえします [formal], koromogae shimasu [formal], 衣替えした [perfective], ころもがえした [perfective], koromogae shita [perfective], 衣替えして [conjunctive], ころもがえして [conjunctive], koromogae shite [conjunctive], 衣替えすれば [conditional, hypothetical], ころもがえすれば [conditional, hypothetical], koromogae sureba [conditional, hypothetical], 更衣 [alternative, kanji], 衣更え [alternative, kanji]
  1. change one's wardrobe to match the season.
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  2. renovate; revise
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      "form": "ころもがえすれ",
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      "form": "koromogae sure",
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      "form": "koromogae shiro",
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    {
      "form": "衣替えされる",
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえされる",
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      "form": "koromogae sareru",
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      "form": "衣替えさせる",
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    {
      "form": "衣替えさす",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえさす",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "koromogae saseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "koromogae sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えできる",
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえできる",
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    {
      "form": "koromogae dekiru",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えしよう",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえしよう",
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      "form": "koromogae shiyō",
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      "form": "衣替えしない",
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      "form": "ころもがえしない",
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      "form": "koromogae shinai",
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      "form": "衣替えせず",
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえせず",
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        "continuative",
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    {
      "form": "koromogae sezu",
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      "form": "衣替えします",
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      "form": "ころもがえします",
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      "form": "koromogae shita",
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      "form": "衣替えして",
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      "form": "ころもがえして",
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      "form": "koromogae shite",
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      "form": "衣替えすれば",
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      "form": "koromogae sureba",
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      "form": "更衣",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "change one's wardrobe to match the season."
      ],
      "id": "en-衣替え-ja-verb-9lmVhZBu",
      "links": [
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 23 27 31",
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        {
          "_dis": "26 25 20 30",
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          "ref": "2024 May 9, 羽田次郎 [Jirō Hata], quotee, “第213回国会 参議院 農林水産委員会 第8号 令和6年5月9日 [213th Diet House of Councilors Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee No. 8 May 9, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 01 Oct 2025:",
          "roman": "Sakihodo mo nando mo o-hanashi ari mashita ga, kono kaiseian wa, shokuryō anzen hoshō no kakuho o kihon rinen no hitotsu ni suete ori, kore wa, genkō no shokuryō no antei kyōkyū no kakuho o koromogae suru katachi de sadamerare-yō to shite i masu.",
          "text": "先ほども何度もお話ありましたが、この改正案は、食料安全保障の確保を基本理念の一つに据えており、これは、現行の食料の安定供給の確保を衣替えする形で定められようとしています。",
          "translation": "As I have mentioned many times before, this amendment bill has made ensuring food security one of its basic principles, and this is being formulated in the form of a revision of the current principle of ensuring a stable supply of food.",
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          "revise",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾo̞mo̞ɡa̠e̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "衣替え"
}
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      "form": "衣替えし",
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      "form": "衣替えする",
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      "form": "ころもがえする",
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      "form": "koromogae suru",
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      "form": "衣替えすれ",
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      "form": "ころもがえすれ",
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      "form": "koromogae sure",
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      "form": "衣替えせよ",
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      "form": "衣替えしろ",
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    {
      "form": "koromogae shiro",
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      "form": "衣替えされる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえされる",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "koromogae sareru",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "衣替えさす",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえさす",
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    {
      "form": "koromogae saseru",
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    },
    {
      "form": "koromogae sasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "衣替えできる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえできる",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "koromogae dekiru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えしよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころもがえしよう",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    {
      "form": "koromogae shiyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えしない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ころもがえしない",
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "koromogae shinai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えせず",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえせず",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "koromogae sezu",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ころもがえします",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "koromogae shimasu",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えした",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえした",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "koromogae shita",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "衣替えして",
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        "conjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "ころもがえして",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "koromogae shite",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "衣替えすれば",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "ころもがえすれば",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "koromogae sureba",
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        "hypothetical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "更衣",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "衣更え",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji"
      ]
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      "expansion": "衣(ころも)替(が)えする • (koromogae suru) intransitive suru (stem 衣(ころも)替(が)えし (koromogae shi), past 衣(ころも)替(が)えした (koromogae shita))",
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      "glosses": [
        "change one's wardrobe to match the season."
      ],
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          "change"
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              166,
              174
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          "english": "As I have mentioned many times before, this amendment bill has made ensuring food security one of its basic principles, and this is being formulated in the form of a revision of the current principle of ensuring a stable supply of food.",
          "ref": "2024 May 9, 羽田次郎 [Jirō Hata], quotee, “第213回国会 参議院 農林水産委員会 第8号 令和6年5月9日 [213th Diet House of Councilors Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee No. 8 May 9, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 01 Oct 2025:",
          "roman": "Sakihodo mo nando mo o-hanashi ari mashita ga, kono kaiseian wa, shokuryō anzen hoshō no kakuho o kihon rinen no hitotsu ni suete ori, kore wa, genkō no shokuryō no antei kyōkyū no kakuho o koromogae suru katachi de sadamerare-yō to shite i masu.",
          "text": "先ほども何度もお話ありましたが、この改正案は、食料安全保障の確保を基本理念の一つに据えており、これは、現行の食料の安定供給の確保を衣替えする形で定められようとしています。",
          "translation": "As I have mentioned many times before, this amendment bill has made ensuring food security one of its basic principles, and this is being formulated in the form of a revision of the current principle of ensuring a stable supply of food.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "renovate; revise"
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          "renovate",
          "renovate"
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          "revise"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞ɾo̞mo̞ɡa̠e̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "衣替え"
}

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