Sale Lifetime access for $30 $60 from 1 November · Every level, N5 to N1 Get it
New N4 mock tests · Full exams from past papers, timed like the real exam Take one

代わりに・かわりに (warini kawarini)

in place of; as a substitute for; alternatively

Meaning & usage

代わりに expresses substitution, meaning one person or action takes the place of another. It follows the thing being replaced, with nouns taking の as in バスの代わりに and verbs taking the plain form as in 行く代わりに or 行かない代わりに. It can also stand alone at the start of a sentence as 代わりに or その代わりに to mean instead. Be careful to place it after the replaced item, not after the new choice.

Example sentences 8

In past JLPT papers

This came up in 8 past exam questions.

And 4 more tests.

Sale

Practice JLPT membership

Every mock test, practice test and reading passage, N5 to N1, and unlimited voice lessons.

$5 a month, or $30 once for lifetime$60 from 1 November

See membership

New

JLPT mock tests

Full exams from past papers, section by section on the real exam clock, with the original listening audio. Mock test 1 is free at every level.