変へん異い

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変異する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

unusual occurrence; anomaly

General term for something that deviates from the norm; often used in formal or technical descriptions of abnormal events.

Biology term for genetic variation or mutation; also used as a suru-verb (intransitive). Often appears in compounds like 突然変異 (sudden mutation).

〈物もの〉に変へん異いが起おきるfor a mutation to occur in something
ウイルスの遺い伝でん子しに変へん異いが起おきた。
A mutation occurred in the virus's gene.
変へん異いを起おこすto cause a mutation
紫し外がい線せんはDNAに変へん異いを起おこすことがある。
Ultraviolet light can cause mutations in DNA.

変へん化かN3sense 1
変化 is the everyday, general word for 'change,' while 変異 is a more technical term implying deviation from a norm or biological mutation.
異い常じょうN3sense 1
異常 describes an abnormality in general contexts, whereas 変異 specifically denotes an unusual occurrence or deviation, often in formal or scientific use.
変へん種しゅ sense 2
変種 refers to a mutated variety or strain that results from change, while 変異 is the broader term for the process or state of mutation itself.

正せい常じょうN2sense 1
正常 means 'normal,' the direct opposite of 変異 when 変異 refers to an abnormal or deviant occurrence.

異い変へんN1
異変 and 変異 use the same two kanji in reverse order, but 異変 means a sudden unusual disturbance or change, while 変異 refers to genetic mutation or general anomaly.
変へん移い
変移 and 変異 share the same reading へんい, but 変移 means a general change or transition while 変異 specifically means a mutation or genetic variation.
変へん化かN3
変異 refers specifically to a biological mutation or variation, a narrower technical sense compared to the general 変化 (variety/diversity).

件けんN2
変異 is typically counted with 件 when referring to individual cases or instances of mutation or anomaly.

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Sino-Japanese compound of 変 (change, abnormal) and 異 (different, unusual). The biological sense developed under Western scientific influence.