Japanese symbol for “transfiguration”
変貌
へんぼう
Romaji: henbou
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
In Japanese, transfiguration is 変貌, read へんぼう (henbou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Written forms: 変貌、変ぼう. Readings: へんぼう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
| 変化 | へんか henka | change; variation; alteration |
| 変わる | かわる kawaru | to change; to be transformed; to be altered |
| 変動 | へんどう hendou | change; fluctuation |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 全貌 | ぜんぼう zenbou | full view; total picture; whole story |
| 美貌 | びぼう bibou | beautiful face; good looks; beauty |
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