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変ずる (へんずる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
zuru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
change into ; transform ; be transformed
A somewhat formal or literary zuru-verb (alternative form of 変じる). Can be used both intransitively (to change into, to be transformed) and transitively (to transform, to alter). Often replaced by 変わる or 変える in everyday speech.
水みず が 氷こおり に 変へん ずる 温おん 度ど は 零れい 度ど で ある 。
The temperature at which water changes into ice is zero degrees.
Written forms 変へん ずる Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling for this zuru-verb.
へんずる Usage 9%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in informal writing or when the kanji is considered difficult.
Kanji 変 unusual, change, strange Similar words 変へん じる More common ichidan verb with the same meaning; 変ずる is a formal/literary alternative.
変か わる Common intransitive verb for 'to change'; 変ずる is more formal and can also be transitive.
変か える Common transitive verb for 'to change'; 変ずる is more formal and can also be intransitive.
Etymology The verb 変ずる is a zuru-verb derived from the classical verb 変ず, which itself comes from the noun 変 (へん, 'change') combined with the verb す (classical form of する). The zuru ending is a formal/literary alternative to the more common じる ending seen in 変じる.
