乗換(のりかえ)

のりかえ
noun, suru-verb
transfer (transportation)
1. transfer, change (of trains, buses, etc.)
The act of switching from one vehicle or transportation line to another during a journey.
新宿(しんじゅく)で乗換(のりかえ)が必要(ひつよう)です。
You need to transfer at Shinjuku.
乗換(のりかえ)案内(あんない)を確認(かくにん)してください。
Please check the transfer information.
東京駅(とうきょうえき)での乗換(のりかえ)時間(じかん)が短(みじか)いので、急(いそ)がないといけない。
The transfer time at Tokyo Station is short, so we have to hurry.
2. switching, changing over
Changing from one thing to another (e.g., products, services, plans).
携帯(けいたい)を別(べつ)の会社(かいしゃ)に乗換(のりかえ)ました。
I switched my mobile phone to a different carrier.
ガスを電気(でんき)に乗換(のりかえ)る家庭(かてい)が増(ふ)えている。
More and more households are switching from gas to electricity.
今(いま)まで使(つか)っていた銀行(ぎんこう)のサービスが悪(わる)くなったので、別(べつ)の銀行(ぎんこう)に乗換(のりかえ)た。
The service at the bank I was using got worse, so I switched to a different bank.

USAGE: 乗換(のりかえ) (also written as 乗(の)り換(か)え) is essential vocabulary for navigating Japanese public transportation.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • Xで乗換(のりかえ)る (to transfer at X)
  • 乗換(のりかえ)なし (no transfer required, direct)
  • 乗換(のりかえ)時間(じかん) (transfer time)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 乗換(のりかえ)駅(えき) (transfer station)
  • 乗換(のりかえ)案内(あんない) (transfer guide)
  • 乗換(のりかえ)検索(けんさく) (route search)

RELATED VERB:

  • 乗(の)り換(か)える (to transfer) - godan verb
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Added 2026.1.14 9:58 · Revised 2026.3.4 11:32
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