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変
Change, Strange
か-わる (ka-waru), か-える (ka-eru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 変 appears in many everyday words like 変更 (change), 大変 (very difficult), and 変化 (change). Interestingly, 大変 originally meant 'a terrible situation' before becoming a common intensifier meaning 'very.'
Memory Trick
Imagine a CHAMELEON suddenly CHANGING colors until it looks STRANGE. The unusual transformation represents 変.
Readings
Onyomi: ヘン (hen)
Kunyomi: か-わる (ka-waru), か-える (ka-eru)
Example Words
変わる
かわる (kawaru)
To change
変更
へんこう (henkou)
Change, Modification
大変
たいへん (taihen)
Very, Difficult
変化
へんか (henka)
Change
Example Sentence
予定が 変わりました。
よていが かわりました。
yotei ga kawarimashita
The schedule has changed.