変わる
かわる
hepburn kawaru
to change (intransitive)
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 時代が変わって、生活も変わった。The era changed and so did life.
- 電車を乗り換える場所が変わりました。The transfer location has changed.
Collocations
変わる (kawaru, change, intransitive)変える (kaeru, change, transitive)変化 (henka, change noun)変わり者 (kawarimono, eccentric)相変わらず (aikawarazu, as always)
Mnemonic
Kawaru (変わる) is a godan intransitive — "to change." Transitive partner: kaeru (変える, ichidan). Jidai ga kawaru (the era changes) vs jidai o kaeru (change the era). Homophonous kanji: 替わる kawaru (be replaced, same-kind swap), 代わる kawaru (substitute, role replacement). Same sound, kanji disambiguates. Seiken ga koutai suru (regime change) uses 替, "chichi no kawari ni iku" (go in father's place) uses 代, general change uses 変. Frequent: aikawarazu (as always), kawarimono (eccentric, noun). Korean four-tier "ba-kki-da / byeon-ha-da / gyo-che-doe-da / dae-sin-ha-da" parallels.
Quick check
Adverb for "as always / unchanged"?