READING  カン、か-える、か-わる
MEANING  interchange
JLPT level N2 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
こうかん
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)
てんかん
convert, divert
じょういごかんせい
backward compatibility, downward compatibility
ごかん
transposition, interchangeable, compatible (e.g. PC)
ごかんせい
compatibility
 
Example sentences
交換
ドルは現地通貨に交換しなければなりません。
You must convert dollars into the local currency.
転換
欧州を参考にしつつ、超高齢化社会への政策対応、「経済大国」から「生活大国」への転換を21世紀に向けて日本はしていかねばならない。
Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one in order to cope with the coming unprecedented ageing society towards the next century.
 
会社を経営する上で、社員の配置転換を行う必要があります。
Job rotation is essential to running a business.
上位互換性
旧システム用に書かれたソフトとの上位互換性を保つのは大切です。
It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
 
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