change, strange
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヘン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- へん.かす
- へん.になる
- か.える
About this kanji
The kanji 変 (へん) primarily means "change" or "strange." It can function as both a noun and a verb; for example, in the compound 変化 (へんか), meaning "change," it acts as a noun. Another common compound is 変な (へんな), which means "strange" or "weird." As a verb, the kanji appears in 変わる (かわる), which means "to change." This kanji is useful in everyday conversation when discussing changes in feelings, situations, or even when describing unusual things. Note that while it often refers to change, it can also suggest something unfamiliar or odd.
Built from
Example sentences
天気が急に変わった。
The weather suddenly changed.
Meanings across languages
- English
- change, strange
- Tiếng Việt
- biến, lạ
- 日本語
- 変化, 変わる, 変える
- 한국어
- 변화
- 中文
- 变化
- id
- perubahan
- th
- การเปลี่ยนแปลง
- es
- cambio
- fr
- changement
- de
- Änderung
- pt
- mudança
Common compounds
- 変化へんかchange, transformation
- 変なへんなstrange, unusual
- 変わるかわるto change, to be transformed
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