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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小49 strokesRadical 夂#238 in newspapers

変 · unusual, change

変 is a kanji meaning unusual, change, strange. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ヘンhen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かわるkawaru
  • かわりkawari
  • かえるkaeru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 変 · 11 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 変
WordReadingMeaningLevel
大変たいへんvery; difficult, hardN5
変へんstrange, oddN4
変えるかえるto change, to alter, to varyN4
変わるかわるto change (v.i.), to be transformed, to varyN4
相変わらずあいかわらずas ever, as usualN3
変化へんかchange, variation, shiftN3
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More words that use 変
WordReadingMeaningLevel
変更へんこうchange, modification, alterationN3
一変いっぺんcomplete changeN1
変革へんかくchange, reform(the) ReformationN1
変遷へんせんchange, transition, vicissitudesN1
変動へんどうchange, fluctuationN1

Example sentence

大変おいしいですよ。

たいへんおいしいですよ

It's really good.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #137275 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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