変へん易えき

へ

ん

え

き

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

A formal or literary term for change or alteration, often implying a fundamental or transformative shift. The reading へんえき is modern; へんやく and へんにゃく are obsolete.

社しゃ会かいの変へん易えきは時ときに激げきしい抵てい抗こうを生うむ。
Societal change sometimes provokes fierce resistance.

この

制せい

度ど

を

変へん

易えき

する

に

は

長なが

い

時じ

間かん

が

かかる

だろう

。

It will probably take a long time to alter this system.

Written forms

変易Usage100%
- へんえき
  Standard kanji spelling for the modern reading へんえき.
- へんやく
  out-dated reading
- へんにゃく
  out-dated reading
へんやく
out-dated reading
へんにゃく
out-dated reading

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
易easy, ready to, simple

Similar words

変へん化か
変化 is the common, everyday word for change or variation. 変易 is more formal and literary, often used in philosophical or historical contexts.
変へん革かく
変革 implies a more radical or revolutionary change, often in social systems or organizations. 変易 is broader and can refer to any kind of alteration.

Etymology

Composed of 変 (change) and 易 (change/ease). The word is of Chinese origin (Sino-Japanese), used in classical and formal writing. The obsolete readings へんやく and へんにゃく reflect older kanji readings.