漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 47 strokesRadical
On
カイ
Kun
あらた(める)・あらた(まる)
Meaning
to reform; change; revise

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 攵 (to strike, meaning) with 己 (sound); to strike and correct, "to reform/change."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

カイ改造・改革・更改
あらためる改める・改めて〔副〕
あらたまる改まる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 改正かいせい

    revision

  • 改札かいさつ

    ticket gate

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

悪いところを改める。

I correct the bad points.

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