変化

See also: 變化 and 变化

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
変 化
へん
Grade: 4
か
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變化 (kyūjitai)

変 (hen, “to change”) +‎ 化 (ka, “to change into”)

Pronunciation

Noun

変(へん)化(か) • (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

Verb

変(へん)化(か)する • (henka suru) suru (stem 変(へん)化(か)し (henka shi), past 変(へん)化(か)した (henka shita))

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

Etymology 2

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

変 (hen, “abnormal”) +‎ 化 (ke, “change oneself into”)

Pronunciation

Noun

変(へん)化(げ) • (henge) 

  1. goblin, ghost; an apparition
Derived terms

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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