か.わる
kawaru
JLPT N39 strokesKanjiLevel 42 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

変 is the kanji for "Change / Unusual / Strange". A common reading is か.わる (kawaru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Change / Unusual / Strange

Also : Change · Unusual · Strange

Readings

kunか.わる/ kawarukunか.わり/ kawarikunか.える/ kaeruonへん/ hen

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 変 represents 'UNUSUAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of unusual.

Reading ·

On-reading: へん — remember this sound by associating it with unusual. Kun-reading: か.わる.

Example Sentences

気候変動が問題になっています。

きこうへんどうがもんだいになっています。

Climate change is becoming a problem.

考え方を変えてみました。

かんがえかたをかえてみました。

I tried changing my way of thinking.

Vocabulary using 変

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