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改

reformation
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingカイ
Kun readingあらた.める、あらた.まる
JōyōGrade 4
  1. to be renewed
  2. to change
  3. to be improved
  4. to be reformed
  5. to be revised

Popular Usage

改善改札改正改造改めて改める改悪改革改修改定改訂改良

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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snake (乙) · self (自) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 567

Compound words

改善かいぜん
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
改札かいさつ
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
改正かいせい
revision; amendment; alteration
改造かいぞう
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; conversion; alteration
改めてあらためて
another time; again; over again; once again; anew
改めるあらためる
to change; to alter; to revise; to replace; to reform
改革かいかく
reform; reformation; reorganization
改修かいしゅう
repair; improvement
改定かいてい
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
改訂かいてい
revision (of text); alteration; change
改良かいりょう
improvement; reform
改まるあらたまる
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised
改憲かいけん
constitutional change; revising the constitution
改宗かいしゅう
religious conversion
改新かいしん
reformation
改選かいせん
election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
改組かいそ
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
改装かいそう
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
改築かいちく
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
改編かいへん
reorganization; reorganisation
改名かいめい
name change
更改こうかい
renewal; extension; revision
改札口かいさつぐち
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
改訂版かいていばん
revised edition

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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