What does kanji 変 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 変 is unusual.

How is kanji 変 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 変 are か.わる, か.わり, か.える; the onyomi readings are ヘン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 変?

Kanji 変 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 変?

The main radical for kanji 変 is 夂.

What words use kanji 変?

Example words that use kanji 変 include 変化, 変わる, 変更, 変動.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

変

Meaning

Kanji 変

unusual

unusual, change, strange

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: か.わるか.わりか.える
Onyomi 音読み: ヘン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 变 (Itaiji) , 㣐 (Itaiji) • Old form: 變 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #238
Strokes: 9
Radical: 夂
Components: 亠 • 夂
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: 恋 • 蛮 • 亦 • 奕 • 弯 • 帟 • 弈

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 691 entries that include this kanji.

変化

へんか

sidestepping

変わる

かわる

to move to

変更

へんこう

change

変動

へんどう

change

変身

へんしん

metamorphosis

変

へん

change

変形

へんけい

transformation

変容

へんよう

change in appearance

変換

へんかん

transformation

変貌

へんぼう

transfiguration

変える

かえる

to reform

変人

へんじん

eccentric

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

天気が急に変わった。

The weather changed suddenly.

予定を少し変えます。

I will change the schedule a little.

彼は変な声を出した。

He made a strange sound.

その考え方は少し変だ。

That way of thinking is a little strange.

生活が大きく変化した。

My life changed drastically.