# 変 — strange; change

変 means “strange; change”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ヘン (hen). Kun'yomi: か(わる) (kawaru). You'll see it in words such as 変わる (kawaru, “to change; to be transformed”).

- Meaning: strange; change
- On'yomi: ヘン (hen)
- Kun'yomi: か(わる) (kawaru)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Change & making 1

## How to remember 変

Parts: 亦 also · 夂 dragging feet

## Words with 変

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 変わる | かわる (kawaru) | to change; to be transformed |
| 変 | へん (hen) | strange; odd |
| 変わった | かわった (kawatta) | unusual; abnormal |

## Don't confuse it with

[抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/)

## More in the “Change & making 1” set

[化](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/transform/) · [成](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/become/) · [設](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/set-up/) · [改](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/reform/) · [変](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strange/) · [直](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fix/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strange/. Last updated 2026-11-01.