くらがえ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
鞍替え

Etymology

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(くら) (kura) + () (kae, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()える (kaeru).). The kae changes to gae as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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くらがえ (kuragaeくらがへ (kuragafe)?

  1. changing one's employer, loyalty, etc.

Verb

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くらがえする (kuragae suruくらがへ (kuragafe)?suru (stem くらがえ (kuragae shi), past くらがえした (kuragae shita))

  1. to change one's employer, loyalty, etc.
    ()(とう)(くら)()えする
    yatō ni kuragae suru
    to switch to the opposition party
    ○○(○○お)(くら)()えする
    ○○-oshi ni kuragae suru
    to become a fan of *** instead

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN