Word details

変

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 変.

Dictionary

Entry

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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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