| 509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5703 | Morohashi |
| 2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 急変 【キュウヘン】 sudden turn, sudden change, (suddenly occurring) accident, emergency
- 豹変 【ヒョウヘン】 sudden change, complete change
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
| 467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 0024.7 | Four corner code |
| 0040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5909 | Unicode hex code |
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
861 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 更 【コウ】 one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
- 更新 【コウシン】 renewal, update, replacement, renovation, breaking (a record)
- 変更 【ヘンコウ】 change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment
- 中更 【チュウコウ】 middle watch, 12 midnight-2am
Kun reading compounds
- 新 【さら】 new, unused, new, obvious, natural
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- 殊更 【ことさら】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 平更 【ひらさら】 earnestly, intently, determinedly, by all means, ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- さらに困ったことに 【さらにこまったことに】 to make matters worse
- 更ける 【ふける】 to get late, to advance, to wear on
- 更かす 【ふかす】 to sit up late
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong, gaeng
Spanish
- renovar
- cambiar
- caer la noche
- de nuevo
- aún
Portuguese
- ficar atrasado
- horário noturno
- certamente
French
- se faire tard
- veiller
- de plus
- bien sûr
| 1248 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 978 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 42 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1311 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 610 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 528 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1076 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 997 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4355 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2967 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14283 | Morohashi |
| 3541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 694 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1054.6 | Four corner code |
| 1050.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
939 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 届ける 【とどける】 to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register
- 届く 【とどく】 to reach, to touch, to get to, to carry (of sound), to be delivered, to arrive, to be attentive, to be scrupulous, to be thorough, to be realized (of a desire), to be fulfilled, to get through (to someone), to be appreciated, to make an impression
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- alcanzar
- entregar
- enviar
- llegar
- informar
- notificar
Portuguese
- entregar
- alcançar
- chegar
- relatório
- notificar
French
- remettre
- livrer
- parvenir
- arriver
- rapport
- notification
- transmettre
| 852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 959 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 948 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 963 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 484 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 992 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1029 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1090 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 529 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3820 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1119 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7667 | Morohashi |
| 3078 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1110 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 870 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7726.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c4a | Unicode hex code |