Keyword
change
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig1882
Old form
Readings
へん
(48%)
(48%)
かわ
(1%)
ぺん
(1%)
Composed of
bloody knife
late winter
Mnemonic

"I can change! Please believe me!" are the words that every serial killer says at their trial after being caught with a bloody knife on a late winter night.

Used in vocabulary (751 in total)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
complete change; about-face
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
disguise; masquerade
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
eccentric; crank; oddball
to change one's mind
change; alteration; modification
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
change; fluctuation
to change completely; to change suddenly
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sudden change; complete change
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
variation; rogue (something)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
rebirth; reincarnation
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
change in appearance; transformation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
natural disaster; cataclysm
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
changing completely; transformation
strange; eccentric
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
sudden change; upheaval
to change the position of
change; transition; vicissitudes
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
change of schedule; schedule change
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
accident; emergency; calamity
change; alteration; modification
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
innumerable changes; infinite variety
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to change completely; to change suddenly
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
mutation; change; transition
making a strange face; strange face
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
change (e.g. season)
irregularity; anomaly
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
mutation; change; vicissitude
change; alteration; modification
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to go crazy; to go off one's head
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
strange; eccentric
transformation
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
completely changed; totally transformed
mutant; variant
change of course; route change; direction change
for a change; for variety's sake
makeover; major change
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
assumed name; alias
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
metamorphosis
deep regret; great disappointment
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
denaturation; degeneration
sexual perversion
transformer substation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
lesion; pathological change
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to be replaced with new growth
cirrhosis (of the liver)
voice change; voice break
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to resort to other means
permanence; forever unchanging
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
meanwhile; in the meantime
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
meanwhile; in the meantime
abnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
major change; major transformation
constant; invariant
stochastic variable; random variable
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
phase change; state change; transformation
variety; variation
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
modifiable; changeable; updateable
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
changing cell phone models
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
crazy; disturbed; mad
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to change; to change into; to become
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
shifting gears; changing gears
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
insane; mad; crazy; light in the head
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
lane change; changing lanes
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
able to change
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
(playing a) variation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
time of great change; era of reform
(power) transformer
super hero belt; transformation belt
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
revise (rules)
invariable; permanent
change of position; displacement
picture of Hell
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
able to change
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
to revise (amend) the law
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
eccentric person
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
reconversion (of typed characters)
curiously; strangely
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
design change; engineering change
transformation of electrical energy
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
variation; variant pattern
to assume a new surname
to change hands; to be succeeded
change (e.g. season)
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
resourcefulness; adaptability
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
mutant strain; mutation; variant
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
person who has met an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
sudden change; complete change
leucism; pigmentation loss
volatility; degree of variability; rate of fluctuation; regulation
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
variable wing (of an aircraft)
blackening; going black; turning black
law revision; revised law
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
changing one's mind
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
so many countries, so many customs
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
irregular time; irregular metre
change log; revision history
stochastic variable; random variable
irregularity; irregular conjugation; translative
change of opinion
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident; Battle of Shanghai (1937)
trance; an altered state of consciousness
turning yellow
inflection; conjugation; declension
natural calamity
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation
sudden change; upheaval
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
strange; weird
strange; weird; queer
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
inflection of words (e.g. declension of nouns and conjugation of verbs)
accident; disaster
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
floating exchange rate system
neurodegenerative disease; neurodegenerative disorder
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear
variation; amount of change
change; alteration
to die and be reborn as something else
disturbance; uprising; war
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
business fluctuations
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
transformation (of a current)
note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale
case declension; case inflection
so many countries, so many customs
code conversion; code translation
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
constant; invariable
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
signal transformation; signal shaping
address modification
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
change of times
myxomycete; slime mold
changing completely; transformation
to forsake one thing for another
military disturbance
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
range of fluctuation; fluctuation margin
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
(something) converted
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon
to change completely; to transform
domain; range
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
variation; variant pattern
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
transmission ratio; gear ratio
incomplete metamorphosis; hemimetabolism
spoiled rice; spoilt rice
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
plasmodium (form within the life cycle of myxomycete slime molds)
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
changing; change
large deformation
story featuring metamorphosis
second change; second calamity
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
permanent and immutable
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
irregular conjugation (declension, inflection); irregular verb
not able to change
Ōtenmon conspiracy; political incident in 866 CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace
diurnal variation (temperature, etc.); daily variation; diel cycle
Lorentz transformation
able to change
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)
nominal verb; verbal noun
variable pitch propeller
individual variation; environmental variation
coordinate transformation
radical change in mentality; radically changing one's way of thinking; radical change in consciousness
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Genkō Incident (1331-1333); Genkō War
slight change
transformational generative grammar
non-conversion; nonconversion
covariance; covariant
to change one's point of view
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
single-kanji conversion (in an input method)
to dub; to remint
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
(radioactive) decay; disintegration
design change; engineering change
address translation; address mapping
non-standard kana; variant kana forms; hentaigana
changing every day
not able to change
Gapsin Coup (of Korea; 1884)
unusual onsen bath (e.g. with flowers and fruit placed in the water)
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
to die and be reborn as something else
displacement sensor
variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC
changing every day
pulse modulation; PM
abnormally warm winter
spontaneous mutation
rebirth; reincarnation
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to be replaced with new growth
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
to dub; to remint
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
changing one's mind
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
unusual; abnormal; strange; odd; peculiar; weird
constant; unchanging; unchanged; same; enduring
E♭ (musical note)
D♭ (musical note)
analog-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
parity transformation
variable number
rheostat; adjustable resistor; potentiometer
contravariant
transformer substation
pickup; sensing element
arbitrary panel layout
conversion; converted character
taking a turn; developing into
calculus of variations
half-sibling; half-brother or sister; different strain; hybrid; new variety
floating exchange rate system; flexible exchange rate system
Jōkyū uprising (1221 CE); Jōkyū War
displacement controlled
signal converter; inverter
transformational rule
transformational component
(impedance) transformer
latitude variation
bud mutation; bud sport
ability to take proper steps to meet the situation; ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident
variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; vCJD; new variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease; nvCJD
clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun
phonetic change; change in sound; shift in sound; sound change
transformational grammar
linear transformation
latent variable (e.g. in statistics)
lead change (horse gait)
(address) translation exception
analog-to-digital converter; AD converter; ADC
affine transformation
gender changer; sex changer
segment transformation
cell delay variation; CDV
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
digital-to-analog converter; DA converter; DAC
viewing transformation; normalization transformation; window-to-viewport transformation
modelling transformation
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
variable bit rate; VBR
starting variable; SV
composite modelling transformation
frequency modulation recording; FM recording
normalization transformation; Viewing transformation; window-to-viewport transformation
window; viewport transformation; viewing transformation
staticizer; serial-parallel converter
built-in variable; predefined variable
perspective transformation
Dynamic Address Translation; DAT
non-return-to-zero (change) recording; NRZ(C)
parallel transformation
serializer; parallel-serial converter; dynamicizer
transformation pipeline
conversion prohibition
transformational function
modified frequency modulation recording; MFM recording
variable initialization
variable substitution
Discrete Cosine Transform; DCT
discrete Fourier Transform; DFT
chromosomal mutation; chromosomal abnormality; chromosomal disorder
transesterification
denaturant; denaturating agent
metamorphic belt; metamorphic zone
contact metamorphic aureole; contact aureole; aureole; contact metamorphic zone
disintegration per minute; dpm
adaptive differential pulse-code modulation; adaptive DPCM; ADPCM
expected volatility; implied volatility
rejuvenating water
rejuvenating water
input of kana alone (i.e. without conversion into kanji); input in no-conversion-mode
Japanized version of classical Chinese (used from Heian period onward)
change of facial appearance; change of face
change of facial appearance; change of face
covariance; covariate
frequency-changer station; frequency converter station
variational principle
coefficient of variation; variation coefficient
breaking (a contract, promise, etc.)
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
angular displacement
displacement sensor
displacement sensor
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
continuously variable transmission; CVT
Oceanic Anoxic Event; Ocean Anoxic Event; OAE
fluctuation; environmental variation
environmental variation
phase transformation; phase transition
xanthochromism; xanthochroism; xanthism
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
isolation transformer; isolating transformer; insulating transformer
indeclinable; particle
decays per second; disintegrations per second; dps
modulation symbol (flat, sharp, etc.)
identity transformation
unusual event; change (for the worse); accident
irregular conjugation of z-stem verbs; conjugation of verbs ending in "zu" or "zuru"
verb ending in "zu" or "zuru" (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs)
verb formed by adding "zuru" to a noun
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)
cataclysmic variable; cataclysmic variable star; CV
conversion station (power, frequency); converter station
variable interest rate government bonds
sea level change; eustatic change
calculus of variations; variational method (in quantum mechanics)
G♭ (musical note)
A♭ (musical note)
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
Examples (200 in total)
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