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KanjiN2Grade 4 · 小47 strokesRadical 攴#147 in newspapers

改 · reformation, change

改 is a kanji meaning reformation, change, modify, mend. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • カイkai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • あらためるaratameru
  • あらたまるaratamaru

Practise the N2 kanji

In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 改 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 改
WordReadingMeaningLevel
改善かいぜんbetterment, improvementN3
改めてあらためてanother time, againN2
改めるあらためるto change, to reform, to reviseN2
改札かいさつexamination of ticketsN2
改正かいせいrevision, amendment, alterationN2
改造かいぞうremodelingN2
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More words that use 改
WordReadingMeaningLevel
改悪かいあくdeterioration, changing for the worseN1
改革かいかくreform, reformation, innovationN1
改修かいしゅうrepair, improvementN1
改定かいていreformN1
改訂かいていrevisionN1
改良かいりょうimprovement, reformN1
改まるあらたまるto be renewed; to be formalN1

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 · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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