Refers to a change in state, condition, or situation. Often used in phrases like 変わりがない (no change) or 変わりはない (unchanged).
This town hasn't changed much from the old days.
There was no change in his attitude.
Used to indicate a difference between things, often in comparisons. Common in expressions like 変わりがない (no difference) or 変わりはない (it makes no difference).
There is no difference between these two documents.
It makes no difference whether he comes or not.
something wrong; abnormality; unusual event
Often used in negative or questioning contexts to indicate that something is amiss, unusual, or out of the ordinary. Common in phrases like 変わりはないか (is anything wrong?) or 何か変わりはありませんか (is there anything unusual?).
Is there anything wrong with the machine?
There was nothing unusual about his appearance.
His opinion hasn't changed.
Has anything unusual happened recently?
違い directly means 'difference' and is used in explicit comparisons, whereas 変わり in this sense mostly occurs in negative constructions like 変わりはない.
異常 is a more formal, clinical word for an abnormality, while 変わり in this sense is used casually, as in 何か変わりはありませんか.
代わり (same pronunciation) means 'substitute' or 'in place of', while 変わり means 'change' or 'difference' — easy to mix up in writing.
rebirth; reincarnation
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric
eccentric; oddball; weirdo
change; transition; shift
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
complete change; transformation
unusual thing; variant; novelty · eccentric person; oddball; unique character
quick change of costume · quick transformation; sudden metamorphosis
voice change (during puberty); breaking of the voice
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Less common variant; 変わり is preferred in modern usage.
The noun form of the verb 変わる (to change), derived from the kanji 変 (change) and the nominalizing suffix り.
turning point; change; transition · point of difference
specialty bath; themed onsen bath
transforming picture; fold-and-change picture
change of attitude; shift in stance; quick adaptation · lightness of foot; dodging ability
tag where the tagged player becomes 'it'
bud sport; bud mutation; bud variation
change of mind; changing one's mind
half-sibling (different father); uterine · different strain; hybrid; new variety
change of color; discoloration · differently colored; of a different color · different; unusual
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance