Meaning: かわらn. (Kanji=河原) river beach; dry riverbedn. (Kanji=瓦) tile, slab of fired clay for covering roofs or lining walls or floorsn. (Kanji=川原) dry riverbed, river beachv. (Kanji=替わる,代わる) take the place of, replace someone else; relieve; replace, be substituted for; change; take overv. (Kanji=変わる) change, be transformed; vary, be different; move location, veer