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Kanji: 改

KANJI
7 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あらためる
あらたまる
 ON 音 
カイ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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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:
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
(かいぜん)
betterment, improvement
N2
(あらた)めて
another time, again, over again, anew, formally
N2
(あらた)める
to change, to alter, to reform, to revise
N2
(かいさつ)
examination of tickets
N2
(かいせい)
revision, amendment, alteration
N2
(かいぞう)
(1) remodeling, (2) modding (comp)
N1
(あらた)まる
to be renewed
N1
(かいあく)
deterioration, changing for the worse
N1
(かいかく)
reform, reformation, innovation
N1
(かいしゅう)
repair, improvement
N1
(かいてい)
reform
N1
(かいてい)
revision
N1
(かいりょう)
improvement, reform
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