変

JLPT N3

Change, strange

Readings

On’yomi: ヘン (hen)

Kun’yomi: か(わる), か(える) (ka(waru), ka(eru))

• か(わる) – to change, to be transformed • か(える) – to change, to alter

Structure

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Vocabulary

変わる

かわる

change

変更

へんこう

modification

大変

たいへん

serious

変化

へんか

change

変える

かえる

change (transitive)

Example Sentences

天気が変わります。

てんきがかわります。

The weather changes.

予定を変更します。

よていをへんこうします。

I change the schedule.

大変です。

たいへんです。

It is serious.

変化があります。

へんかがあります。

There is a change.

考えを変えます。

かんがえをかえます。

I change my mind.

Cultural Note

🔄 変 emphasizes change, transformation, and unusual occurrences in Japanese culture.
• Commonly used in daily life, e.g., 変わる / 変える, to describe seasonal, personal, or situational changes.
• In formal writing, it highlights variations or fluctuations, e.g., 変動 in economics or climate.
• Can also convey something strange or abnormal, culturally associated with unusual events or behavior (異変, 変な).