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変わる

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

変わる — “to change, to be transformed”

変わる (read かわる) means to change, to be transformed. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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かわる

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to change, to be transformed

変わる in a sentence

町まちの様子ようすが変わりかわりました。

The town's appearance has changed.

The kanji in 変わる

変to change; strange

Words that share a kanji with 変わる

大変たいへん— very; difficult, hard
変えるかえる— to change, to alter
変へん— strange, odd, weird
変化へんか— change, variation
変更へんこう— change, alteration, modification
相変わらずあいかわらず— as usual, as ever, the same as always

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