King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

変わり身 (kawarimi)

Romaji: kawarimi

Meaning

  1. change of attitude (stance, position)
  2. lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack (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
somebody, person, one's station in life
on: シン
kun: み
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.