| Kanji | 改 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 攴 | 
| 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). | 
| RTK Index (new) | 567 | 
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade4, kanjifreq1-250
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