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%)
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 of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
change; alteration; modification
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
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
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
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
natural disaster; cataclysm
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
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
change; transition; vicissitudes
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
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
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
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
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
accident; emergency; calamity
change of schedule; schedule change
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
change; alteration; modification
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
to change completely; to change suddenly
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
innumerable changes; infinite variety
making a strange face; strange face
mutation; change; transition
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
change (e.g. season)
irregularity; anomaly
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
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
change; alteration; modification
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to go crazy; to go off one's head
strange; eccentric
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
transformation
mutation; change; vicissitude
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
for a change; for variety's sake
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
makeover; major change
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
assumed name; alias
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
metamorphosis
deep regret; great disappointment
sexual perversion
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
transformer substation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
denaturation; degeneration
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
lesion; pathological change
to be replaced with new growth
cirrhosis (of the liver)
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
voice change; voice break
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
to resort to other means
permanence; forever unchanging
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
abnormal sexuality; sexual perversion
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
major change; major transformation
stochastic variable; random variable
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
meanwhile; in the meantime
constant; invariant
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
variety; variation
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
phase change; state change; transformation
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
modifiable; changeable; updateable
changing cell phone models
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
crazy; disturbed; mad
to change; to change into; to become
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
shifting gears; changing gears
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
insane; mad; crazy; light in the head
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
lane change; changing lanes
(playing a) variation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
catastrophe; assassination; calamity; disaster
time of great change; era of reform
able to change
(power) transformer
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
super hero belt; transformation belt
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
invariable; permanent
picture of Hell
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
change of position; displacement
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
able to change
revise (rules)
eccentric person
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
to revise (amend) the law
Hamaguri Rebellion (1864); Kinmon incident
alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
design change; engineering change
curiously; strangely
transformation of electrical energy
reconversion (of typed characters)
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
variation; variant pattern
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
to assume a new surname
to change hands; to be succeeded
change (e.g. season)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
resourcefulness; adaptability
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
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)
law revision; revised law
changing one's mind
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
blackening; going black; turning black
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
stochastic variable; random variable
irregularity; irregular conjugation; translative
Shanghai Incident (1932); January 28 Incident; Battle of Shanghai (1937)
turning yellow
trance; an altered state of consciousness
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
freely adaptable, very flexible, nimble in adaptation
natural calamity
sudden change; upheaval
change of opinion
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
strange; weird; queer
strange; weird
change log; revision history
accident; disaster
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
inflection; conjugation; declension
neurodegenerative disease; neurodegenerative disorder
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear
floating exchange rate system
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
change; alteration
to die and be reborn as something else
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
disturbance; uprising; war
business fluctuations
transformation (of a current)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
variation; amount of change
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
code conversion; code translation
note a semitone below the fourth degree of the Chinese and Japanese pentatonic scale
case declension; case inflection
to forsake one thing for another
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
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
military disturbance
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
signal transformation; signal shaping
changing completely; transformation
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
myxomycete; slime mold
change of times
constant; invariable
inflection of words (e.g. declension of nouns and conjugation of verbs)
so many countries, so many customs
address modification
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
range of fluctuation; fluctuation margin
age-related macular degeneration; ARMD
incomplete metamorphosis; hemimetabolism
(something) converted
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
changing; change
variation; variant pattern
spoiled rice; spoilt rice
sudden and dramatic event (incident); sudden and strange phenomenon
to change completely; to transform
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
domain; range
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
transmission ratio; gear ratio
notification of change; alteration report; registration of modification
permanent and immutable
irregular conjugation (declension, inflection); irregular verb
irregular conjugation of the verb "kuru"
not able to change
Lorentz transformation
Ōtenmon conspiracy; political incident in 866 CE centered around the destruction by fire of the main gate of the imperial palace
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never
able to change
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
second change; second calamity
large deformation
a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)
diurnal variation (temperature, etc.); daily variation; diel cycle
nominal verb; verbal noun
variable pitch propeller
irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)
Taishō Political Crisis (1913)
story featuring metamorphosis
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
coordinate transformation
radical change in mentality; radically changing one's way of thinking; radical change in consciousness
individual variation; environmental variation
plasmodium (form within the life cycle of myxomycete slime molds)
covariance; covariant
design change; engineering change
variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2); VOC
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
slight change
to die and be reborn as something else
unusual onsen bath (e.g. with flowers and fruit placed in the water)
pulse modulation; PM
displacement sensor
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
spontaneous mutation
non-conversion; nonconversion
to change one's point of view
(radioactive) decay; disintegration
not able to change
Genkō Incident (1331-1333); Genkō War
changing every day
heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
transformational generative grammar
address translation; address mapping
single-kanji conversion (in an input method)
abnormally warm winter
Gapsin Coup (of Korea; 1884)
to dub; to remint
non-standard kana; variant kana forms; hentaigana
changing every day
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)
Has anything changed since then?
What has changed since then?
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