9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N3

unusual, change, strange

Kun'yomi
  • to change ②to move to ③to be different
  • change ②difference ③something wrong
  • to change ②to reform
On'yomi
  • strange ②unexpected ③flat

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ヘン 56.8%
わるわりえる 43.2%

Character Breakdown

unusual, change, strange
ヘン か.わる (4th, N3)
also, again
また エキ ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to change ②to move to ③to be different
very ②immense ③serious ④major incident
strange ②unexpected ③flat
to change ②to reform
metamorphosis
change ②variety ③inflection ④sidestepping
change ②difference ③something wrong
transformation ②abnormality ③sexual perversion ④metamorphosis
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References

Unicode hex code 5909
JIS X 0208 1-42-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 306
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1119
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2069
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2569
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1311
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1745
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1882
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 324
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 970
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 191
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5703
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 581
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 257
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 257
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 509
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 443
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 609
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 532
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 254
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 222
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 401
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1761
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2j7.3
Four corner code 0024.7
De Roo Code 467