改 Kanji – reformation
The Japanese kanji 改 can mean reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search.
Meaning and Readings
How is 改 read?
改 has the onyomi reading カイ and the kunyomi readings あらためる, あらたまる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kai, aratameru, aratamaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 改
These common Japanese words contain 改. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 改まる（あらたまる） — to be renewed, to change
- 改めて（あらためて） — another time, again, over again, once again, anew
- 改める（あらためる） — to change, to alter, to revise, to replace
- 改革（かいかく） — reform, reformation, reorganization
- 改憲（かいけん） — constitutional change, revising the constitution
- 改札（かいさつ） — examination of tickets
- 改札口（かいさつぐち） — ticket barrier, ticket gate, wicket
- 改宗（かいしゅう） — religious conversion
- 改修（かいし ゅう） — repair, improvement
- 改新（かいしん） — reformation