漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 49 strokesRadical
On
ヘン
Kun
か(わる)・か(える)
Meaning
change, strange

Origin

ORIGIN

A simplified form of the original phonetic-semantic character 變, meaning to change.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヘン変化・異変・大変
かわる変わる・変わり種

Compare: 替わる・代わる・換わる

かえる変える

Compare: 替える・代える・換える

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 変化へんか

    change

  • 大変たいへん

    tough, serious

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

秋になると、葉の色が変わります。

When autumn comes, the color of the leaves changes.

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