Japanese symbol for “reforming”
改心
かいしん
Romaji: kaishin
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
In Japanese, reforming is 改心, read かいしん (kaishin).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reforming”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再結成 | さいけっせい saikessei | reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.) |
| 改質 | かいしつ kaishitsu | reforming |
| リフォーミング | リフォーミング rifoomingu | reforming |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改善 | かいぜん kaizen | betterment; improvement |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment; alteration |
| 改革 | かいかく kaikaku | reform; reformation; reorganization |
| 改造 | かいぞう kaizou | remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction |
| 改良 | かいりょう kairyou | improvement; reform |
| 改めて | あらためて aratamete | another time; again; over again |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry; concern; anxiety |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.