改 – Kanji details

Keyword

reform

Info

Frequency	Top 700-800
Type	Kyōiku (4th grade) ?
Kanken	Level 7
Heisig	567
Readings	あらた (56%) かい (43%)
	あらため

Composed of

己

oneself

攵

folding chair

Mnemonic

What's the best way to reform one's thoughts? Grab a folding char, and get oneself sitting on it! You know, like the statue of The Thinker?

Used in vocabulary (201 in total)

改あらためて

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

改あらためる

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

改かい善ぜん

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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Examples (86 in total)

改あらためて、ごめんね。

Once again, sorry.

どうして考かんがえを改あらためたのですか。

What made you change your mind?

彼かれは生いき方かたを改あらためた。

He amended his way of living.