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Reform Reformation Improvement Ticket Revision Alteration Change Worse

Kanji
Onyomi カイ
Kunyomi あらた.める、あらた.まる
English reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
Examples 改革(かいかく): reform; reformation; innovation
改正(かいせい): revision; amendment; alteration
改善(かいぜん): (1) betterment; improvement (2) kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
改造(かいぞう): (1) remodeling; remodelling; restructuring (2) modding
改良(かいりょう): improvement; reform
改める(あらためる): (1) to change; to alter; to revise; to replace (2) to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve (3) to examine; to check; to inspect (4) to do properly; to do formally
改札(かいさつ): (1) examination of tickets (2) ticket gate; ticket barrier
改定(かいてい): revision (of a rule, price, etc.); reform; alteration; change
改修(かいしゅう): repair; improvement
改めて(あらためて): another time; again; over again; once again; anew
改訂(かいてい): revision (of text); alteration; change
改まる(あらたまる): (1) to be renewed (2) to stand on ceremony; to be formal (3) to take a turn for the worse
改悪(かいあく): deterioration; changing for the worse
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 4
Frequency 147
Components 己: self; snake; serpent
攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
Number of Strokes 7
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 66
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword reformation
Koohii Story 1 The taskmaster of Slytherin ( wizardry house symbolized by a snake ) plans a reformation of Hogwarts, disallowing the study of magic to all muggle-born. こわいですね!.
Koohii Story 2 This is a Meiji reformation taskmaster, trying to force usage of the Roman alphabet in Japan in place of Kanji. He holds a snake in the shape of the letter S and tries to explain how much simpler this is (j/k).

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq1-250

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