変化

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See also: 變化 and 变化

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
変 化
へん
Grade: 4 		か
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變化 (kyūjitai)

変 (hen, “to change”) +‎ 化 (ka, “to change into”)

Pronunciation

Noun

変(へん)化(か) • (henka) ←へんくわ (fenkwa)?

  1. change in society, climate, or condition, transformation, variety
  2. variation
  3. declension
  4. (sumo) a step to one side during the tachiai, the initial charge at the start of a sumo match; a sidestep
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Verb

変(へん)化(か)する • (henka suru) suru (stem 変(へん)化(か)し (henka shi), past 変(へん)化(か)した (henka shita))

  1. to change, to vary
    気候(きこう)が変化(へんか)した。
    Kikō ga henkashita.
    The climate has changed.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "変化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 変化し へんかし henka shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 変化し へんかし henka shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 変化する へんかする henka suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 変化する へんかする henka suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 変化すれ へんかすれ henka sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 変化せよ¹
変化しろ² 		へんかせよ¹
へんかしろ² 		henka seyo¹
henka shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 変化される へんかされる henka sareru
Causative 変化させる
変化さす 		へんかさせる
へんかさす 		henka saseru
henka sasu
Potential 変化できる へんかできる henka dekiru
Volitional 変化しよう へんかしよう henka shiyō
Negative 変化しない へんかしない henka shinai
Negative continuative 変化せず へんかせず henka sezu
Formal 変化します へんかします henka shimasu
Perfective 変化した へんかした henka shita
Conjunctive 変化して へんかして henka shite
Hypothetical conditional 変化すれば へんかすれば henka sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
変 化
へん
Grade: 4 		け > げ
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
變化 (kyūjitai)

変 (hen, “abnormal”) +‎ 化 (ke, “change oneself into”)

Pronunciation

Noun

変(へん)化(げ) • (henge) 

  1. goblin, ghost; an apparition
  2. instantaneous transformation (eg. from a human into a monster)
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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