変へん更こう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

変更する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

Broadly used for intentional changes to plans, rules, schedules, settings, or documents. Often implies a formal or deliberate adjustment.

会かい議ぎの日にち時じを変へん更こうしました。
We changed the date and time of the meeting.
パスワードを定てい期き的てきに変へん更こうしてください。
Please change your password regularly.
法ほう律りつの変へん更こうについて議ぎ論ろんする。
Discuss the amendment of the law.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を変へん更こうするto change/alter something (a plan, setting, schedule, etc.)
会かい議ぎの日にっ程ていを変へん更こうした。
We changed the schedule for the meeting.
〈物もの〉に変へん更こうはないthere is no change to something
予よ定ていに変へん更こうはありません。
There is no change to the schedule.
変へん更こうを加くわえるto make an alteration (to something)
契けい約やく内ない容ように変へん更こうを加くわえた。
We made changes to the terms of the contract.
変へん更こうが生しょうじるa change occurs (in something)
システムに変へん更こうが生しょうじた。
A change occurred in the system.

Expressions

事じ情じょう変へん更こうの原げん則そくclausula rebus sic stantibus

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
更grow late, night watch, sit up late
變change, strange

Related words· 15

変へん化かN3
変化 refers to a general, often natural or spontaneous change, while 変更 is a deliberate alteration of something established, like a plan or rule.
修しゅう正せいN3
修正 focuses on correcting or fine-tuning errors, while 変更 is broader and can mean replacing or switching something entirely.
改かい正せいN2
改正 specifically means revising laws, rules, or systems for improvement, whereas 変更 is a general term for any deliberate change.
訂てい正せいN2
訂正 means correcting a mistake, such as in a text or statement, while 変更 covers any intentional change, not just fixing errors.

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切きり替かえ
変更 means a general change or modification, while 切り替え specifically implies switching from one distinct state to another.
改かい変へん
変更 is the neutral, everyday word for changing something, while 改変 suggests a more deliberate or fundamental alteration, sometimes with a hint of tampering.
変かえ
変更 is a formal noun for making an official or systematic change, while 変え is a plainer, more casual noun for the act of changing something.
チェンジN1
変更 is a formal, written-style word for altering or modifying something, while チェンジ is a casual loanword used in everyday speech for the same idea.
改かい定ていN1
変更 is a general word for any change, while 改定 specifically refers to a formal, official revision of rules, prices, or systems.
移い行こうN1
変更 means a change or alteration, often to a plan or setting, without the sense of a phased transition that 移行 carries.
乗のり換かえN2
変更 is a broad, neutral word for any kind of change, whereas 乗り換え specifically implies switching from one system, party, or method to another.
シフト
変更 means a general change or modification, while シフト specifically implies a shift in position, emphasis, or direction.
交こう代たいN2
変更 is changing a plan, schedule, or rule, while 交代 specifically means swapping people or duties.
更こう改かい
変更 simply means to change or alter something, while 更改 specifically implies a formal renewal or reissuing, as with a contract.
変へん換かんN2
変更 means altering or modifying something like a plan or setting, while 変換 specifically means converting one form into another.

Opposites

維い持じN2
維持 means keeping something the same or maintaining it, the opposite of 変更, which means altering it.
据すえ置おきN1
変更 means to change or alter something, the opposite of 据え置き, which means to leave it unchanged.

Don't confuse with

変へん換かんN2
変換 means converting something from one form to another (e.g. data or characters), while 変更 means altering or revising something like a plan or rule.
変へん動どうN2
変更 is a deliberate change or modification made by someone, while 変動 is a natural or spontaneous fluctuation, often in numbers or market conditions.

Word family· 24

変へん更こう届とどけN2
notification of change; change report
予よ定てい変へん更こう
change of schedule; schedule change
住じゅう所しょ変へん更こう
change of address
名めい称しょう変へん更こう
name change; renaming
名めい義ぎ変へん更こう
transfer of ownership; change of name

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変へん更こう不ふ能のう
unchangeable; immutable; cannot be changed
変へん更こう可か能のう
modifiable; changeable; updateable
変へん更こう履り歴れき
change log; revision history
契けい約やく変へん更こう
contract modification; alteration of contract
性せい別べつ変へん更こう
legal gender change; change of registered sex

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Written forms

変へん更こうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
變へん更こうUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Kyūjitai form; not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 変 (hen, 'change') and 更 (kō, 'renew'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of alteration or revision.