Help! Kanji symbol meaning "change"

st4rbuck · 13 Mar 2007

I'm trying to find a right kanji symbol for "change"... by "change" I mean sort of change like "big change in your life (or your mind), some new big steps in your life, etc... "..
so I found two kanji symbols and I don't know which of them is right (huh, I cant post links to images I found because it's my first post here)

I hope somebody here can show me the right kanji symbol for "change" im searching for... i can send pics I found in private message if anybody wants to help me..

thx in advance.. greetz from croatia!

undrentide · 13 Mar 2007

変化
Henka, which is a noun meaning "change".

変 is also used for verb 変る (kawaru vi) and 変える (kaeru vt) but don't use this kanji alone, as it also is an adjective (hen) meaning strange, eccentric, etc.

nice gaijin · 13 Mar 2007

Please put our minds at ease and tell us that this is not for a tattoo.

yukio_michael · 13 Mar 2007

I'm trying to find a Kanji for the phrase, "I'm not going to pay a lot for that muffler..."

Glenn · 13 Mar 2007

Isn't that just "woman" + "carburetor?"

st4rbuck · 13 Mar 2007

undrentide said:
変化
Henka, which is a noun meaning "change".
変 is also used for verb 変る (kawaru vi) and 変える (kaeru vt) but don't use this kanji alone, as it also is an adjective (hen) meaning strange, eccentric, etc.

thx! one more question...
what about KAIKAKU symbol? does it have the same (or very similiar) meaning like HENKA?
or what about KAI when it's used alone? (I hope I used right names for symbols.. beacuse I can't find it in character map)
and BIG thank you for your answer!

nice gaijin said:
Please put our minds at ease and tell us that this is not for a tattoo.

it's not for tattoo!

Glenn · 14 Mar 2007

You mean 改革? That's like "reform." And if you mean 改 used alone, no, it doesn't seem to be according to a dictionary check.

st4rbuck · 14 Mar 2007

Glenn said:
YYou mean 改革? That's like "reform." And if you mean 改 used alone, no, it doesn't seem to be according to a dictionary check.

yes, that's the symbols I was talking about..
thanks again for explanation!

undrentide · 14 Mar 2007

Just a side note (maybe you already understood it and this may not be necessary but just in case...)
As Glenn explained, 改革 means "reform" so if would not fit in the sentence like the one you mentioned, i.e. "big change in your life (or your mind), some new big steps in your life, etc... "

st4rbuck · 14 Mar 2007

undrentide said:
Just a side note (maybe you already understood it and this may not be necessary but just in case...)
As Glenn explained, 改革 means "reform" so if would not fit in the sentence like the one you mentioned, i.e. "big change in your life (or your mind), some new big steps in your life, etc... "

yes, i got it from Glenn's explanation.. but anyway, thank you too!

Help! Kanji symbol meaning "change"

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