Translation guide
Describes something that can change or is likely to change. Covers mutable objects, variable conditions, fickle people, and alterable plans.
The speaker wants to say that something is not fixed and may be altered later.
Neutral and common for formal or official contexts like schedules, rules, or specifications.
スケジュールは変更可能です。
The schedule is changeable.
Literary or formal; emphasizes potential for change.
状況は変わりうる。
The situation is changeable.
Casual way to say something may change.
予定は変わることもあるよ。
Plans can be changeable, you know.
The speaker describes someone or something that changes unpredictably and often.
Describes a person, mood, or weather that changes on a whim. Can be a noun or na-adjective.
彼は気まぐれな人だ。
He is a changeable person.
春の天気は気まぐれだ。
Spring weather is changeable.
Literally 'easy to change', used for weather, moods, or things that fluctuate.
Specifically for a person whose interests or affections change easily; somewhat literary.
The speaker refers to something that can be physically or digitally modified.
Direct and common for settings, configurations, or documents.
この設定は後で変更できます。
This setting is changeable later.
Technical term meaning 'variable' or 'adjustable', used in engineering or computing.
可変抵抗
changeable resistance (variable resistor)
Saying 変更可能な人 (henkou kanou na hito) for a 'changeable person' sounds unnatural. Use 気まぐれ or 移り気 instead.
山の天気は変わりやすい。
Mountain weather is changeable.
彼女は移り気で、すぐに趣味が変わる。
She is changeable and quickly changes hobbies.