Onyomi: カイ · Kunyomi: あらた.まる, あらた.める · Meanings: change, examine, inspect, mend, modify, reformation, renew, search
Kanji for change, examine, inspect, mend, modify
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 改 | 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' |