Kanji: 改

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	己 Radical name: おのれ
Meaning:	Reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	改善(かいぜん)	betterment, improvement
N2	改(あらた)めて	another time, again, over again, anew, formally
N2	改(あらた)める	to change, to alter, to reform, to revise
N2	改札(かいさつ)	examination of tickets
N2	改正(かいせい)	revision, amendment, alteration
N2	改造(かいぞう)	(1) remodeling, (2) modding (comp)
N1	改(あらた)まる	to be renewed
N1	改悪(かいあく)	deterioration, changing for the worse
N1	改革(かいかく)	reform, reformation, innovation
N1	改修(かいしゅう)	repair, improvement
N1	改定(かいてい)	reform
N1	改訂(かいてい)	revision
N1	改良(かいりょう)	improvement, reform