激げき変へん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

激変する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

sudden change; drastic change; upheaval

Describes a dramatic, often unexpected transformation in a situation, condition, or appearance. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to change drastically'.

新しん社しゃ長ちょうの就しゅう任にんで会かい社しゃの雰ふん囲い気きが激げき変へんした。
The atmosphere in the company changed drastically with the new president's appointment.
この町まちはここ数すう年ねんで激げき変へんを遂とげた。
This town has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last few years.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が激げき変へんするfor a situation/thing to change drastically
会かい社しゃの経けい営えい方ほう針しんが激げき変へんした。
The company's management policy changed drastically.
〈事こと〉に激げき変へんが起おこるfor a drastic change to occur in a situation
その地ち域いきの気き候こうに激げき変へんが起おこっている。
A drastic change is occurring in that region's climate.
激げき変へんを遂とげるto undergo a drastic change
この街まちは数すう年ねんで激げき変へんを遂とげた。
This town underwent a drastic change in just a few years.

Kanji

激violent, get excited, enraged
変unusual, change, strange
劇drama, play

Related words

変へん化かN3
変化 is a neutral word for change of any kind, while 激変 specifically describes a sudden, drastic, and often shocking transformation.
急きゅう変へんN1
急変 emphasizes the suddenness of a change (often used for a patient's condition or weather), while 激変 emphasizes the intensity and scale of the change.
一いっ変ぺんN2
一変 focuses on a situation becoming completely different afterward, while 激変 focuses on the violent or dramatic process of the change itself.
地ち殻かく変へん動どう
激変 means a sudden, drastic change in general, whereas 地殻変動 (used figuratively) frames such change as a deep, structural upheaval like a shift in the earth's crust.
様さま変がわり
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.

Don't confuse with

激げき減げんN1
激減 means a drastic decrease in number or amount, while 激変 refers to a drastic change in state or condition, not necessarily a decrease.
激げき増ぞうN2
激増 means a drastic increase in number or amount, while 激変 refers to a drastic change in state or condition, not necessarily an increase.

Word family

激げき変へん星せい
cataclysmic variable; cataclysmic variable star; CV

Written forms

激げき変へんUsage99%
Standard kanji form; common in news and everyday writing.
劇げき変へんUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 激変 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 激 (intense, violent) and 変 (change). The kanji combination directly conveys a drastic or violent change.