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激変 (げきへん, gekihen) Japanese meaning: sudden change | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 激変する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 激げき 変へん する 激げき 変へん しない Polite 激げき 変へん します 激げき 変へん しません Past polite 激げき 変へん しました 激げき 変へん しませんでした Past 激げき 変へん した 激げき 変へん しなかった Te-form 激げき 変へん して 激げき 変へん しないで Desire 激げき 変へん したい 激げき 変へん したくない Potential 激げき 変へん できる 激げき 変へん できない Passive 激げき 変へん される 激げき 変へん されない Causative 激げき 変へん させる 激げき 変へん させない Causative passive 激げき 変へん させられる 激げき 変へん させられない Volitional 激げき 変へん しよう Polite volitional 激げき 変へん しましょう Imperative 激げき 変へん しろ 激げき 変へん するな Conditional 激げき 変へん すれば 激げき 変へん しなければ Tara conditional 激げき 変へん したら 激げき 変へん しなかったら
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The atmosphere in the company changed drastically with the new president's appointment.
This town has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last few years.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 激げき 変へん する for a situation/thing to change drastically
The company's management policy changed drastically.
〈 事こと 〉 に 激げき 変へん が 起お こる for a drastic change to occur in a situation
A drastic change is occurring in that region's climate.
激げき 変へん を 遂と げる to undergo a drastic change
This town underwent a drastic change in just a few years.
Kanji 激 violent, get excited, enraged 変 unusual, change, strange Related words 変化 is a neutral word for change of any kind, while 激変 specifically describes a sudden, drastic, and often shocking transformation.
急変 emphasizes the suddenness of a change (often used for a patient's condition or weather), while 激変 emphasizes the intensity and scale of the change.
一変 focuses on a situation becoming completely different afterward, while 激変 focuses on the violent or dramatic process of the change itself.
激変 means a sudden, drastic change in general, whereas 地殻変動 (used figuratively) frames such change as a deep, structural upheaval like a shift in the earth's crust.
激変 highlights the intensity and speed of a change (often for the worse), while 様変わり is more neutral about pace and can describe gradual as well as sudden shifts.
Don't confuse with 激減 means a drastic decrease in number or amount, while 激変 refers to a drastic change in state or condition, not necessarily a decrease.
激増 means a drastic increase in number or amount, while 激変 refers to a drastic change in state or condition, not necessarily an increase.
Written forms 激げき 変へん Usage 99%
Standard kanji form; common in news and everyday writing.
劇げき 変へん Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 激変 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology Compound of 激 (intense, violent) and 変 (change). The kanji combination directly conveys a drastic or violent change.
