Onyomi: ヘン · Kunyomi: か.える, か.わり, か.わる · Meanings: change, strange, unusual
Kanji for change, strange, unusual
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変 is formed from the person radical 亻 on the left and the component 亦 on the right. The person radical represents a human or action, while 亦 conveys the idea of something shifting or unusual. Together, they express the idea of a person or thing changing from its original state. From this, 変 came to mean change, unusual, or transform.
変 shows a person changing, meaning change, transform, or unusual.
変 is used when something or someone changes or transforms. Remember 変 as a person or thing shifting from its normal state.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 変 | へん | strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy | common JLPT-N4 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 変わる | かわる | to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 変える | かえる | to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 変化 | へんか | change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 変更 | へんこう | change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 変動 | へんどう | change, fluctuation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 変革 | へんかく | change, transformation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, innovation, upheaval | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 変遷 | へんせん | change, transition, vicissitudes | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 変装 | へんそう | disguise, masquerade | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 変数 | へんすう | variable | Noun |