JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 改: "reformation, change, modify"
The kanji 改 means "reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カイ in on'yomi and あらた.める, あらた.まる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あらた.めるあらた.まる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 147 of 2,501 |
Common words with 改
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 改めてanother time; again; over again; once again · formally; especially; intentionally; deliberately
- 改めるto change; to alter; to revise; to replace · to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve
- 改善betterment; improvement · kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
- 改造remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion · modding
- 改良improvement; reform
- 改まるto be renewed; to change · to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected
- 改革reform; reformation; reorganization
- 改変change; alteration; modification
- 改札examination of tickets · ticket gate; ticket barrier
- 改装remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
- 改revision
- 改心reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
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