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Kanji 変

9 strokes

Meaning

unusual, change, strange

On'yomi
ヘン
Kun'yomi
かわるかわりかえる
Strokes
9
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 4
Kanken
7級
Frequency
#238 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with 変

  • 大変

    たいへん

    very; difficult, hard

    N5
  • 変

    へん

    strange, odd

    N4
  • 変える

    かえる

    to change, to alter, to vary

    N4
  • 変わる

    かわる

    to change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary

    N4
  • 変化

    へんか

    change, variation, shift

    N3
  • 変更

    へんこう

    change, modification, alteration

    N3
  • 相変わらず

    あいかわらず

    as ever, as usual

    N3
  • 一変

    いっぺん

    complete change

    N1

Example sentences

  • 変へんだなあ。

    That's strange.

  • あなたは大変たいへん美うつくしい。

    You are very beautiful.

Look-alike kanji

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