変 — unusual, change, strange

へん変 unusual

Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes abstract

U+5909 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #238 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1882 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

unusual
change
strange

word

へん・ぺん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

変(へん) hen strange 大(たい) 変(へん) taihen very 変(へん) 化(か) henka change 変(へん) 動(どう) hendou fluctuation 変(へん) 身(しん) henshin transformation 変(へん) 数(すう) hensuu variable 変(へん) 形(けい) henkei deformation 改(かい) 変(へん) kaihen alteration

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

変(か) わる kawaru to change 変(か) える kaeru to change 相(あい) 変(か) わらず aikawarazu as usual 生(う) まれ変(か) わる umarekawaru to be reborn

かわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

変(かわ) る kawaru to change

Appears in idioms

臨機応変四字熟語

look to, loom, apply, unusual

千変万化四字熟語

thousand, unusual, ten thousand, change

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亦 also

夂 go slowly

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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変 — unusual, change, strange

Meanings

word

へん・ぺん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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変 — unusual, change, strange

Meanings

word

へん ・ぺん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

かわ kawa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

へん・ぺん hen On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).