King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

変化 (henka)

Romaji: henka

Meaning

  1. change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation
  2. variety; diversity
  3. inflection; declension; conjugation (gramm)
  4. henka; evasive sidestep at the beginning of a bout (sumo)

Kanji and stroke order

unusual, change, strange
on: ヘン
kun: か.わる、か.わり、か.える
9 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

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