代わりに・かわりに (warini kawarini)

in place of; as a substitute for; alternatively

Meaning & usage

代わりに means something is done or used in place of something else, or as an alternative. It follows a noun directly, as in フランス語のかわりに, and can also stand alone at the start of a sentence to connect two alternatives. Both kanji and kana spellings appear in everyday use.

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