改 – reformation, change, modify

7 strokesTaught in grade 4#147 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 改 means reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ (kai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あらた.める、あらた.まる (aratameru, aratamaru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 攴 (no. 66).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
Kun’yomi	あらた.める	aratameru
Kun’yomi	あらた.まる	aratamaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 攴 (Kangxi radical 66). Components: 已・攵・乞.

Words using 改

改善かいぜんbetterment改札かいさつexamination of tickets改正かいせいrevision改造かいぞうremodeling改めてあらためてanother time改めるあらためるto change改革かいかくreform改修かいしゅうrepair改定かいていrevision (of a rule, price, etc.)改訂かいていrevision (of text)改良かいりょうimprovement改まるあらたまるto be renewed改悪かいあくchanging (something) for the worse

Example sentences

２国間の貿易上のアンバランスを改善しなければならない。

The trade imbalance between two nations should be improved.

Tatoeba #235503

最近駅の改札あたりで、平気でイチャイチャしてる若い奴等多くなったよなあ。

Lately you see more young couples making out at the train station ticket gates acting as though nobody in the world existed.

Tatoeba #170644

時刻表が改正された。

The timetable has been revised.

Tatoeba #150475

Kanji with the same radical

政数教放整敗攻故散救敏敬敵敷敢

Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.