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改 — JLPT N2 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: カイ  ·  Kunyomi: あらた.まる, あらた.める  ·  Meanings: change, examine, inspect, mend, modify, reformation, renew, search

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Unicode: 6539 Strokes: 7
JLPT N2
Meanings
change, examine, inspect, mend, modify, reformation, renew, search
Onyomi
カイ
Kunyomi
あらた.まる, あらた.める
Name Readings
JLPT
N2
Grade
4
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
かい revision Noun, used as a suffix
改善 かいぜん betterment, improvement common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
改札 かいさつ examination of tickets common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
改革 かいかく reform, reformation, reorganization common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
改正 かいせい revision, amendment, alteration common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
改める あらためる to change, to alter, to revise, to replace common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
改造 かいぞう remodeling, remodelling, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, renovation, modification, reshuffling (e.g. a cabinet), reorganization, restructuring common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
改めて あらためて another time, again, over again, once again, anew common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi)
改良 かいりょう improvement, reform common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
改訂 かいてい revision (of text), alteration, change common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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