Word Meaning 豹変

ひょうへん hyouhen

豹変 is read as ひょうへん (hyouhen) and means sudden change.

Meaning

English

sudden change
complete change

Reading

Kana

ひょうへん

Romaji

hyouhen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 147114 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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君子豹変

くんしひょうへん

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

君子豹変す

くんしひょうへんす

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

君子は豹変す

くんしはひょうへんす

the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor

豹

ひょう

leopard (Panthera pardus)

大変

たいへん

major incident

変

へん

change

不変

ふへん

invariant

急変

きゅうへん

(suddenly occurring) accident

激変

げきへん

sudden change

一変

いっぺん

complete change

異変

いへん

unusual event

政変

せいへん

political disturbance

Example Sentences

普段はとてもおとなしいナイスガイだが、理性のタガがはずれると人格が豹変する二重人格。

He's got a dual personality - usually a quiet "nice guy" type, but when he flips, his character changes.