変形 (へんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

変へん形けい

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変形する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	変へん形けいする	変へん形けいしない
Polite	変へん形けいします	変へん形けいしません
Past polite	変へん形けいしました	変へん形けいしませんでした
Past	変へん形けいした	変へん形けいしなかった
Te-form	変へん形けいして	変へん形けいしないで
Desire	変へん形けいしたい	変へん形けいしたくない
Potential	変へん形けいできる	変へん形けいできない
Passive	変へん形けいされる	変へん形けいされない
Causative	変へん形けいさせる	変へん形けいさせない
Causative passive	変へん形けいさせられる	変へん形けいさせられない
Volitional	変へん形けいしよう
Polite volitional	変へん形けいしましょう
Imperative	変へん形けいしろ	変へん形けいするな
Conditional	変へん形けいすれば	変へん形けいしなければ
Tara conditional	変へん形けいしたら	変へん形けいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

transformation; deformation; modification; variation; metamorphosis

Broadly covers change in shape, form, or structure. Can be physical (deformation, metamorphosis), abstract (variation, modification), or biological/geometric. Also used for a deformed creature or monster in some contexts.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
形shape, form, style

Transitive / intransitive

変形 is used both transitively and intransitively: 熱で金属が変形する (the metal deforms from heat, intransitive) and 熱が金属を変形させる (heat deforms the metal, causative/transitive).

Related words· 6

変へん化かN3
変化 is the broad word for any change in state or condition, while 変形 specifically means a change in shape or form.
変へん身しんN1
変身 refers to a person or creature transforming into a different appearance or identity, while 変形 is more general and applies to objects, shapes, or structures.
変へん容ようN1
変容 is a more literary/abstract term for a gradual transformation in nature or character, whereas 変形 emphasizes a concrete change in shape or structure.
ひずみN1
歪み specifically implies distortion caused by strain or stress, while 変形 is the more general term for any change in shape.

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歪ゆがみ
変形 refers neutrally to a change in shape or deformation, whereas 歪み specifically implies an unwanted or unnatural warping.
デフォルメ
デフォルメ specifically means intentional artistic exaggeration of form, whereas 変形 is a neutral term for any change of shape, artistic or not.

Opposites

原げん形けいN1
原形 is the unchanged original shape of something, while 変形 describes that same thing after it has been deformed or transformed.

Don't confuse with

変へん型けい
変型 refers to a non-standard size or format (e.g., of a book), while 変形 means an actual change or distortion in shape; the two are easily confused because of their similar kanji.

Word family· 20

変へん形けい体たい
plasmodium
変へん形けい菌きん
slime mold; myxomycete
大だい変へん形けい
large deformation

Etymology

Compound of 変 (hen, 'change') + 形 (kei, 'shape, form'). The reading is on'yomi. The word has been used in Japanese to mean change of form since at least the Meiji period, and is now common in scientific, technical, and everyday contexts.

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