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変

unusual
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingヘン
Kun readingか.わる、か.わり、か.える
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. unusualRtK
  2. change
    どんなことが起こっても私は考えを変えない。Come what may, I shall never change my mind.tatoeba
    恵方は、毎年変わる。Eho changes every year.wiki
  3. strange
    彼は変な夢を見た。He had a strange dream.tatoeba
  1. odd
  2. peculiar
  3. weird
  4. curious

Synonyms

嬰

Popular Usage

変える変わる一変相変わらず

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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apple · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1882

Compound words

変えるかえる
to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn
変わるかわる
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to
変更するへんこうする
change
変化するへんかする
change
変換するへんかんする
change
一変いっぺん
complete change; about-face
相変わらずあいかわらず
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
異変いへん
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse)
急変きゅうへん
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
事変じへん
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
政変せいへん
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government
大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully; immense
不変ふへん
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable
変移へんい
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
変化へんか
change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition
変革へんかく
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing
変換へんかん
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
変形へんけい
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation
変更へんこう
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
変質へんしつ
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration
変身へんしん
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
変人へんじん
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
変遷へんせん
change; transition; vicissitudes
変造へんぞう
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery

On Reading Examples

彼はその変化に気がつかなかったが、私は気がついた。へんか
He didn't notice the change, but I did.tatoeba
彼の容体のどんな変化も知らせて下さい。へんか
Please inform me of any change in his condition.tatoeba
彼の態度にはこれという変化は見られない。へんか
He's shown no appreciable change of attitude.tatoeba
彼の人生は変化に富んでいた。へんか
His life was full of variety.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は変わってしまった。
He has changed.tatoeba
彼は変な表情をしていた。
He had an odd look on his face.tatoeba
彼は風変わりな奴だ。
He seems like he's got a few screws loose.tatoeba
その時、参拝者の方に向きを変える。
The choshonin should turn back and face to the attendances when reading it.wiki
辛汁と甘汁で出汁を変える場合もある。
Karatsuyu and Amatsuyu use defferent soup stock in some cases.wiki
時期により営業時間が変わる。
Operating hours vary depending on the season.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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