切り替える

• 読み: きりかえる
• ローマ字: kirikaeru
• 漢字の分解: 切 (setsu/ki) — cut, decisively end; 替 (tai) — replace, exchange, change
• 発音: /ki.ɾi.ka.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To switch over; to convert from one mode to another; to change over; to mentally shift gears.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conveying a clean, decisive transition from one state, mode, or system to another. The 切る component adds a sense of decisively ending what was there before. Widely used in technological contexts (switching systems) and psychological contexts (shifting one's mindset). The ability to 気持ちを切り替える (switch one's feelings) is frequently cited in Japanese professional culture as a valued trait demonstrating resilience and focus.

例文

1. 失敗を引きずらず、すぐに気持ちを切り替えられる人は仕事でも強い。
2. 業務システムを旧式から最新のクラウド型へと切り替える計画が進んでいる。
3. 休日はオフモードに切り替えて、仕事のことを一切考えないようにしている。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, technology, psychology, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 切る (to cut, to decisively sever) and 替える (to replace, to exchange). Together they convey a clean, deliberate switch that severs what came before and replaces it with something new.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: All classes