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There are 30 total results for your 変える search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

変える

see styles
 kaeru
    かえる
(transitive verb) (1) to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; (transitive verb) (2) to reform; to revise; to amend

並変える

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 narabikaeru
    ならびかえる
(Ichidan verb) to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

吹変える

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 fukikaeru
    ふきかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to dub; (2) to remint

見変える

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 mikaeru
    みかえる
(transitive verb) to forsake one thing for another

並び変える

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 narabikaeru
    ならびかえる
(Ichidan verb) to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

切り変える

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 kirikaeru
    きりかえる
(transitive verb) to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over

吹き変える

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 fukikaeru
    ふきかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to dub; (2) to remint

手を変える

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 teokaeru
    てをかえる
(exp,v1) to resort to other means

移し変える

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 utsushikaeru
    うつしかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transplant; (2) to transpose; to exchange; to displace

予定を変える

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 yoteiokaeru / yoteokaeru
    よていをかえる
(exp,v1) to change the schedule; to change one's plans

位置を変える

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 ichiokaeru
    いちをかえる
(exp,v1) to change the position of

意識を変える

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 ishikiokaeru
    いしきをかえる
(exp,v1) to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude

河岸を変える

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 kashiokaeru
    かしをかえる
(exp,v1) to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

法律を変える

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 houritsuokaeru / horitsuokaeru
    ほうりつをかえる
(exp,v1) to revise (amend) the law

血相を変える

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 kessouokaeru / kessookaeru
    けっそうをかえる
(exp,v1) to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)

観点を変える

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 kantenokaeru
    かんてんをかえる
(exp,v1) to change one's point of view

目の色を変える

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 menoirookaeru
    めのいろをかえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

Variations:
見変える
見替える

 mikaeru
    みかえる
(transitive verb) to forsake one thing for another

Variations:
意識を変える
意識をかえる

 ishikiokaeru
    いしきをかえる
(exp,v1) to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude

Variations:
繋ぎかえる
つなぎ変える
繋ぎ変える

 tsunagikaeru
    つなぎかえる
(transitive verb) to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure

Variations:
並び替える
並びかえる
並び変える
並替える
並変える

 narabikaeru
    ならびかえる
(Ichidan verb) (See 並べ替える・ならべかえる) to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

Variations:
付け替える
付替える(sK)
付け換える(sK)
付けかえる(sK)
付け変える(sK)
つけ替える(sK)
つけ変える(sK)
つけ換える(sK)
付け代える(sK)

 tsukekaeru
    つけかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; (transitive verb) (2) {bus} to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)

Variations:
作り変える
作り替える
造り替える
作りかえる(sK)
作り換える(sK)
つくり変える(sK)
つくり換える(sK)
造りかえる(sK)
造り変える(sK)
つくり替える(sK)
造り換える(sK)

 tsukurikaeru
    つくりかえる
(transitive verb) to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt; to parody; to alter

Variations:
切り替える
切替える
切り換える
切りかえる
切換える
切り変える

 kirikaeru
    きりかえる
(transitive verb) to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over

Variations:
吹き替える
吹き変える
吹替える
吹変える

 fukikaeru
    ふきかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to dub; (transitive verb) (2) to remint

Variations:
塗り替える
塗り変える
塗りかえる(sK)
塗替える(sK)

 nurikaeru
    ぬりかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); (transitive verb) (2) to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map); to remake

Variations:
持ち替える
持ちかえる
持ち変える
持ち換える(sK)
持替える(sK)

 mochikaeru
    もちかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to shift (something) from one hand to the other; (transitive verb) (2) to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); (transitive verb) (3) to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

Variations:
河岸を変える
河岸をかえる(sK)
河岸を替える(sK)

 kashiokaeru
    かしをかえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else

Variations:
移し変える
移し替える
移しかえる
移し換える

 utsushikaeru
    うつしかえる
(transitive verb) (1) (esp. 移し変える) to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transplant; (transitive verb) (2) (esp. 移し替える, 移し換える) to transpose; to exchange; to displace

Variations:
置き換える
置きかえる(sK)
置換える(sK)
置き替える(sK)
置き変える(sK)

 okikaeru
    おきかえる
(transitive verb) (1) to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; (transitive verb) (2) to replace; to exchange; to switch; to change; to swap; to substitute
This page contains 30 results for "変える" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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