変 — unusual, change

変
Meaning
unusual, change, strange
On reading
ヘンhen
Kun reading
かわるkawaruかわりkawariかえるkaeru
Strokes
9
Learned in
Grade 4 of elementary school in Japan

変 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 変 for the sound “pe” (ぺ) or “hen” (へん).

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