クラス替(が)え

くらすがえ
noun
class reshuffling; changing classes
education
1. class reshuffling; reassigning students to new classes
the practice of reorganizing students into different homeroom classes, typically done at the beginning of a new school year
クラス替(が)えで友達(ともだち)と離(はな)れた。
I was separated from my friends after the class reshuffling.
新学年(しんがくねん)のクラス替(が)えが楽(たの)しみだ。
I'm looking forward to the class change in the new school year.
クラス替(が)えで好(す)きな子(こ)と同(おな)じクラスになれた。
After the class reshuffling, I ended up in the same class as my crush.

Usage

Most schools reshuffle homeroom classes at the start of the school year in April, some every year and some every two years. Because students spend the whole year with the same class, the announcement is a big moment for them.

Similar words

  • 席替(せきが)え: changing seats within one class
  • 組替(くみが)え: an older word for the same reshuffling

Related Words

Related: 席替(せきが)え (desk/seat change)
Related: 担任(たんにん) (homeroom teacher)
Related: 新学期(しんがっき) (new term)
Compare: 組替(くみが)え (class reshuffling)
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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.28 2:27
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