Kanji: 変

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	夂 Radical name: ふゆがしら
Meaning:	Unusual, change, strange
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	変(か)える	to change
N4	変(か)わる	to change
N4	変(へん)	strange
N3	大変(たいへん)	awful, dreadful, terrible, very
N3	変化(へんか)	change, modification
N3	変更(へんこう)	change, modification, alteration
N1	相変(あいか)わらず	as ever, as usual, the same
N1	一変(いっぺん)	complete change, about-face
N1	変革(へんかく)	change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation
N1	変遷(へんせん)	change, transition, vicissitudes
N1	変動(へんどう)	change, fluctuation