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改 あらた.める、あらた.まる 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 4 己: self; snake; serpent攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) 攴 4 (none) reformation 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).

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カイ reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search 2 147 7 66 ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん 形声 Phonetic 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！. 528

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	528

Reform Reformation Improvement Ticket Revision Alteration Change Worse