様さま変がわり

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様変わりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a dramatic, often surprising shift in appearance, situation, or character. Used both as a noun and as a する-verb.

〈場ば所しょ〉が様さま変がわりするfor a place to undergo a dramatic transformation
この商しょう店てん街がいはここ十じゅう年ねんで様さま変がわりした。
This shopping street has completely transformed over the past ten years.
〈事こと〉から〈事こと〉へ様さま変がわりするto shift dramatically from one state or trend to another
消しょう費ひ者しゃの関かん心しんは価か格かく重じゅう視しから品ひん質しつ重じゅう視しへ様さま変がわりした。
Consumer priorities have shifted dramatically from focusing on price to focusing on quality.
〈事こと〉に様さま変がわりするto change dramatically into a different state
静しずかな漁ぎょ村そんは観かん光こう地ちに様さま変がわりした。
The quiet fishing village transformed into a tourist destination.

変へん貌ぼうN1
変貌 is a formal, often literary word for transformation, while 様変わり is the everyday, news-style term for the same kind of dramatic change.
一いっ変ぺんN2
一変 stresses a sudden, often abrupt reversal, whereas 様変わり emphasizes a thorough change in overall appearance or character over time.
激げき変へんN1
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.
変へん化かN3
変化 is the general, all-purpose word for any change, big or small, while 様変わり specifically implies a striking, thoroughgoing transformation.

様よう相そうN1
様相 means the outward aspect or state of something at a given moment, while 様変わり describes the act of that aspect changing dramatically.

様さま変がわりUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
様さま変がわりUsage8%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not commonly used in modern writing.
さまがわりUsage3%

Compound of 様 (さま, 'appearance, state') and 変わり (かわり, 'change'), the noun form of 変わる (かわる, 'to change').