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Kanji Detail for 改 - "to reform, to renew, to revise"

改

  • Meaning

    改 means "to reform, to renew, to revise."

    1. Reform - To change for the better.

    2. Revise - To alter; to modify.

    3. Renew - To make new again.

  • Words using 改

    • 改正 かいせい Listen revision; amendment; alteration
    • 改革 かいかく Listen reform; reformation; reorganization
    • 改善 かいぜん Listen betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
    • 改造 かいぞう Listen remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction
    • 改定 かいてい Listen revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
    • 改憲 かいけん Listen constitutional change; revising the constitution
    • 改良 かいりょう Listen improvement; reform
    • 改選 かいせん Listen election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)

  • Four-character idioms with 改

    • 朝令暮改 ちょうれいぼかい Listen an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
    • 体質改善 たいしつかいぜん Listen improvement of one's constitution; reformation
    • 改過自新 かいかじしん Listen changing one's attitude or conduct and making a new start; turning over a new leaf

  • Tattoo check: 改

    • Verified meaning: to reform, to renew, to revise
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 改

    Given names 改(かい)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    change, alter; improve, remodel

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to change; to alter; to transform; to correct

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To change. Such as 改造, 改歲.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    arata.maru(あらた-まる) あらた-まる

    arata.meru(あらた-める) あらた-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    to reform to revise to renew amend inspect improvement adjust better change correct develop enhance evolve innovate modify progress rectify restructure transform update upgrade

Sentences including 改

  • The law was changed.

  • Their house is being remodeled.

  • The revision of this dictionary took six years.

  • What made you change your mind?

  • I have nothing particular to say.

  • I want you to refurbish the house.

  • Start a new paragraph here.

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