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気が変わる (きがかわる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気きが変かわる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

change one's mind

Used when someone's intention, feeling, or decision shifts, often unexpectedly. Can imply fickleness or a natural change of heart.

彼かれは急きゅうに気きが変かわって、旅りょ行こうをキャンセルした。
He suddenly changed his mind and canceled the trip.
気きが変かわらないうちに、

今いま

すぐ

決き

め

て

ください

。

Please decide right now before you change your mind.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
変unusual, change, strange

Similar words

気きが変かわる
Intransitive; the subject's mind changes. Compare with 気を変える (transitive, to change one's own mind deliberately).

Etymology

Phrase composed of 気 (mind, spirit) + が (subject marker) + 変わる (to change). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of using 気 to express mental states.