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JLPT N4 · More verbs

変わる

かわる

to change

Stroke order of 変わる

3 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

変 · 9 strokesわ · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

Threads (糸) tangled with words (言) and a tap (攵) make things change.

Parts: 変 change + わる kana

The characters in 変わる

  • 変 へん — strange (9 strokes)
  • わ わ — wa (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

信号が赤に変わりました。

しんごうがあかにかわりました。

The light changed to red.

Words with 変

大変tough; very変strange変えるto change (something)相変わらずas usual; as ever変化change変換conversion

More words: More verbs

調べるto look up; to investigate頑張るto do one's best祈るto pray見つけるto find見つかるto be found決まるto be decided続くto continue増えるto increase減るto decrease似合うto suit慌てるto panic動かすto move (something)直すto fix; to correct

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