変
変

unusual, change, strange

9 strokesFrequency 238JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ヘン

Kun

か.わるか.わりか.える

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変わる変るかわるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #213
1

to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary

Examples
私のE-mailアドレスが変わりました。
My e-mail address has been changed.
2

to move to

Examples
彼は給料の良い会社に変わった。
He moved to a good company that offered a good salary.
3

Usu. as 変わった, 変わっている

to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

Examples
最近変わった海洋生物が発見された。
A strange marine creature was found recently.
大変大へんたいへんFreq #350
1

Adverb (fukushi)

very; greatly; terribly; awfully

Examples
１日中歩き回って大変疲れた。
I am dead tired from walking around all day.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

immense; enormous; great

Examples
あえて言いますが、もし我々がそんなことをすれば大変な誤りを犯すことになると私は思います。
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

serious; grave; dreadful; terrible

Examples
もし期限切れになったら、大変なことになるよ。
There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.
4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

difficult; hard; challenging

5

Archaic; Common noun

major incident; disaster

変えるかえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #354
1

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary

Examples
なんで彼は考えを変えたのか。
What made him change his mind?
2

to reform; to revise; to amend

変へんFreq #559
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy

Examples
そのオレンジは後味が変だった。
The orange left a strange taste in my mouth.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

unexpected

3

Common noun

change

4

Common noun

incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency

5

Noun, used as a prefix; Music

flat

変化へんかNounFreq #963
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis

Examples
このような接し方の変化は、他の変化もそうであるが、他の国においても起こっている。
Like other changes, this change in attitude has occurred in other countries, too.
2

variety; diversity

Examples
この辺の山々は変化に富んでいる。
The mountains in this part of the country are full of variety.
3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Grammar

inflection; declension; conjugation

Examples
この動詞の変化を言えますか。
Can you conjugate this verb?
4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Sumo

sidestepping

相変わらず相変らずあいかわらず～の Adj.AdverbFreq #1395
1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

Examples
君は相変わらず健康そうに見える。
You look as healthy as ever.
変更へんこうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #2655
1

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

Examples
その規則は絶対変更できない。
The rule is utterly inflexible.
変わり変りかわりNounFreq #2861
1

change; alteration

2

difference; distinction

3

something wrong; abnormality; unusual event; accident; incident

変態へんたいNounFreq #3433
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

transformation

2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

abnormality

3

Abbreviation; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sexual perversion; pervert

4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Biology

metamorphosis

5

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Chemistry; Physics

transformation; transition; modification

切り替える切替える切り換える切りかえる切換える切り変えるきりかえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4027
1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over

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