変
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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