calak
at 2015-05-01 02:54:14 UTC
変わる is any kind of change, like 信号を変わる (the stoplight changed). 代わる is "to substitute", like 代わりを探すとかね (finding a substitute). 替わる is "to succeed", like a new prime minister rising to office.
calak
at 2015-05-01 02:56:25 UTC
替わり is "to succeed" like a succession, not as in success. Another example is 替わり狂言, which means "successive program", or the program following the current one.
SenseiHanzo
at 2015-05-01 04:48:36 UTC
I associate 替わる with "replace", since I most often see it in 入れ替わる. I guess you could say that a succession is a kind of replacement, though.
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変わる、代わる、替わる
What is the difference between these words and which kanji are more commonly used?