建(た)て替(か)える

たてかえる
ichidan verb (transitive)
to rebuild, to reconstruct
1. to rebuild, to reconstruct
To tear down an existing building and construct a new one in its place.
古(ふる)い家(いえ)を建(た)て替(か)える。
To rebuild an old house.
学校(がっこう)を建(た)て替(か)える計画(けいかく)がある。
There is a plan to rebuild the school.
地震(じしん)で壊(こわ)れた建物(たてもの)を建(た)て替(か)えるのに何年(なんねん)もかかった。
It took years to rebuild the buildings destroyed by the earthquake.

建(た)て替(か)える is a compound verb meaning to rebuild. It combines 建(た)てる (to build) and 替(か)える (to replace).

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)

NOTE: Do not confuse with 立(た)て替(か)える (to pay on someone's behalf), which has the same reading but different kanji and meaning.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 家(いえ)を建(た)て替(か)える (rebuild a house)
  • 建物(たてもの)を建(た)て替(か)える (rebuild a building)

Related Words

See also: 立(た)て替(か)える
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Added 2026.2.8 12:20 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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