Memory phrase for the character: 改

改

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Meaning

renew, reform, alter

Pronunciation

KAI
aratameru

Explanation

 Left: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: to strike/beat 攵 (stick ノ in a hand )

Mnemonic
 
You yourself are striking for a renewed reform.

Radicals

己 I, myself
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)




 Vocabulary

改善 かいぜん  improvement, continuous improvement
改まる あらたまる  to be renewed, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse
改札 かいさつ  examination of tickets
改良 かいりょう  improvement, reform
改めて あらためて  another time, again, over again, anew, formally
改める あらためる  to change, to alter, to reform, to revise
改修 かいしゅう  repair, improvement
改定 かいてい  reform
改悪 かいあく  deterioration, changing for the worse

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