変化

See also: 變化 and 变化

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變化 (kyūjitai)

(hen, to change) +‎ (ka, to change into)

Pronunciation

Noun

(へん)() • (henkaへんくわ (fenkwa)?

  1. change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety
  2. variation
  3. declension
  4. (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • (へん)()(きゅう) (henkakyū): (baseball) ball with a change of speed
  • (へん)()(けい) (henkakei): variation
  • 格変(かくへん)() (kakuhenka): (linguistics) declension; change of case
  • 大変(だいへん)() (daihenka): major change
  • 音変(おとぺん)() (otopenka): change in sound
  • 相変(そうへん)化型光(かがたひかり)ディスク (sōhenka-gata hikari-disuku): (computing) phase change optical disk
  • 緯度(いど)(へん)() (ido henka): latitude variation
  • ()学変(がくへん)() (kagaku henka): chemical change
  • ()逆変(ぎゃくへん)() (kagyaku henka): reversible change
  • 環境(かんきょう)(へん)() (kankyō henka): environmental change
  • 経年(けいねん)(へん)() (keinen henka): change over the years
  • 構造変(こうぞうへん)() (kōzō henka): structural change
  • ()形変(けいへん)() (gokei henka): (linguistics) inflection of words
  • 語尾(ごび)(へん)() (gobi henka): inflection
  • (じゃく)(へん)() (jakuhenka): weak declension
  • (きょう)(へん)() (kyōhenka): strong declension
  • 混合変(こんごうへん)() (kongōhenka): mixed declension
  • (じょう)態変(たいへん)() (jōtai henka): (computing) state change
  • ()ゼロ復帰(ふっき)(へん)()()(ろく) (hi-zero fukki henka kiroku): non-return-to-zero recording

Verb

(へん)()する • (henka surusuru (stem (へん)() (henka shi), past (へん)()した (henka shita))

  1. to change, to vary
    ()(こう)(へん)()した。
    Kikō ga henkashita.
    The climate has changed.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: 4
け > げ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
變化 (kyūjitai)

(hen, abnormal) +‎ (ke, change oneself into)

Pronunciation

Noun

(へん)() • (henge

  1. goblin, ghost; an apparition
  2. instantaneous transformation (eg. from a human into a monster)
Derived terms

Verb

(へん)()する • (henge surusuru (stem (へん)() (henge shi), past (へん)()した (henge shita))

  1. to transform
    あの(にん)(げん)はモンスターに(へん)()した。
    Ano ningen wa monsutā ni henge shita.
    That human transformed into a monster.
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN