Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
2. to reform; to revise; to amend
Kanji used
change
Pitch accent
える
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
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
to change the position of
Examples (101 in total)
Could I change rooms?
I need to change my tires.
I want to change the world.
Let's talk somewhere else.
We have to change something.
Please change my room?
Can we change the subject?
I'd like to change my image.
He changed the topic of conversation.
The internet will change the world.
Should I change the sentence?
Change the flag, please.
The ship changed its course.
When did you change your address?
I exchanged yen for dollars.
Why did you change your avatar?
Tom changed the future.
Do I have to change my diet?
No matter what happens, don't change your plan.
Darwin changed the world.
Tom changed his profile picture.
I think I'll change jobs.
The prince was changed into a tree by magic.
It was the war that changed Japan.
Why did he change his plans?
Heat changes ice into water.
The fairy changed the prince into a cat.
The land was converted into a park.
She changed her name to Ann.
How can we make a difference in the world?
It's hard to change a bad habit.
The automobile has changed our lives.
The prince was turned by magic into a frog.
Don't change your mind so often.
I will never change my mind.
He changes his opinions one after another.
Heat turns water into steam.
Because the channel was changed he got angry.
I don't think that changes anything.
Have you recently changed your soap or laundry detergent?
Why have you changed your profile picture?
I tried to change the subject as quickly as possible.
A steam engine transforms heat into power.
For better or for worse, television has changed the world.
She went into her room to change her dress.
I considered changing my job, but in the end I decided not to.
I'll marry you if you change your hair color.
He has changed my life.
I thought I could change your mind.
Money has changed his life.
Whether it rains or not, I won't change my plan.
She turns her husband's life into hell.
The discovery of electricity changed our history.
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
I think we ought to change our policy.
You should change your job if the occasion arises.
His advice inclined me to change my mind.
I changed the arrangement of the furniture in my room.
That building has changed hands many times.
I will never change my ways.
What changes the world is communication, not information.
He changes his schedule from day to day.
Computers have changed the industrial picture considerably.
The body converts extra calories into fat.
Please change this bill into coins.
He transformed a piece of waste ground into a beautiful garden.
Modern science has turned many impossibilities into possibilities.
If something could change, what would you want it to be?
He changed his countenance when he saw me.
Someone like you can change the world.
In autumn, leaves change their color and fall.
I have to alter my clothes because I've lost weight.
Why did you change your hairstyle? It was better before.
The criminal pleaded with him to change his mind.
Nothing's gonna change my world.
It was only recently that she changed her mind.
A leopard cannot change his spots.
I thought that it might have been a new idol, but it was just a new hairstyle.
How do I change the language of a sentence?
I think he needs to alter his lifestyle.
Global warming will change the patterns of the weather world-wide.
My life has been changed by this book.
He has changed his mind about going abroad.
Should you change your mind, let me know.
Mr Johnson suddenly changed his mind and signed the contract.
Tom asked his doctor to change his medication.
I'd like to make it clear that I will not change my mind.
My parents tried to convert me to their way of thinking.
I tried to change the subject, but they went on talking about politics.
Whether you agree or not, I cannot change my mind.
No matter what you may say, I will not change my mind.
He has changed his mind about going abroad by air.
I think it is about time we changed our ways of disposing of waste.
The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.
The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
The world needs to change its thinking and behavior, especially in the developed nations.
This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.
One small step could change everything.
Do you think Dad will change his mind?
If you changed your hairstyle, you would look at least 10 years younger.
Afghanistan and Iran both changed their national anthems several times in the course of the 20th century.