改 Kanji for change

N3–N2Grade 47 strokes

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

Kun: あらた.める、あらた.まる
On: カイ

改 is the Japanese kanji for change, reformation, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is あらた.める、あらた.まる and its on reading is カイ.

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Words with 改

改あらためるto change, to alter, to revise
改あらためてanother time, again, over again
改あらたまるto be renewed, to change
改かい革かくreform, reformation, reorganization
改かい正せいrevision, amendment, alteration
改かい造ぞうremodeling, remodelling, reconstruction

Practice 改 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.