Kanji

改

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

攴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あらためる, あらたまる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あら

Common Readings

カイ, あらた…まる, あらた…める

Example sentences

改めて あらためて
詳しい こと 改めて ご連絡 します

I will contact you again later with details.

今後 こんご
今後 計画 について 改めて 連絡 いたします

Regarding future plans, I will contact you again.

改める あらためる
自分 生活習慣 改めて 健康 気をつける こと した

I decided to improve my lifestyle habits and take care of my health.

惰弱 だじゃく
惰弱な 生活 改めて 厳しい 訓練 投じた

He changed his idle lifestyle and threw himself into rigorous training.

改善 かいぜん
この 計画 には まだ 改善 余地 ある

There is still room for improvement in this plan.

ところ
この 計画 まだ 改善 すべき ある

There are still parts of this plan that need to be improved.

改造 かいぞう
古い 民家 カフェ 改造した

We remodeled an old house into a cafe.

国務大臣 こくむだいじん
内閣 改造 により 新たに 三人 国務大臣 任命された

With the cabinet reshuffle, three new Ministers of State were appointed.

改良 かいりょう
その 機械 性能 さらに 改良 した

The performance of that machine has been further improved.

改まる あらたまる
改まる 新しい 気持ち 目標 立てる 多い

When the year changes, many people set goals with a fresh feeling.

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