変わり・変り|かわりkawari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounchange; alteration
2. noundifference; distinction
3. nounsomething wrong; abnormality; unusual event; accident; incident

• Synonym変化へんかNeutralThe most common word for change, fine in both speech and writing; 「変わり」 is mostly heard in set expressions like 「お変わりありませんか」 and 「変わりない」.
• Synonym変動へんどうNeutralFluctuation in figures or the state of affairs; 「変わり」 leans toward everyday change and oddities.
• Synonym変移へんいWrittenRare written word for change or shifting; in daily speech say 「変化」.
• Synonym変遷へんせんWrittenWritten word for long-term change through the years or eras; 「変わり」 is change in general.
• Synonym変転へんてんWrittenWritten word for violent, rapid shifts in the situation; 「変わり」 is the everyday term.
• Synonym変更へんこうNeutralA deliberate change to plans, settings, etc.; 「変わり」 centers on the change itself or on something being off.
• Synonym変容へんようWrittenWritten word for a transformation of the whole appearance; 「変わり」 is change in general.
• Synonym移りうつりNeutralShifting or passing from one state to another; also a small gift returned with a borrowed item. Rarely used on its own.
• Synonym転移てんいWrittenWritten term for cancer metastasis or a phase change; unlike everyday 「変わり」.
• Synonym変質へんしつWrittenWritten word for a change in quality or nature, often deterioration; 「変わり」 does not necessarily mean getting worse.
• Synonym変調へんちょうWrittenWritten word for something wrong with the body or a machine, or musical modulation; 「変わり」 can also mean abnormality but more loosely.
• Synonym変異へんいWrittenWritten word for biological variation or an unusual event; 「変わり」 is everyday change or something amiss.
• SynonymチェンジNeutralA loanword for swapping or exchanging one thing for another; 「変わり」 means change or something out of the ordinary.
• Synonym転変てんぺんWrittenWritten word, seen mostly in 「有為転変」, for the impermanence of worldly affairs; everyday speech uses 「変わり」.
• Synonym移ろいうつろいWrittenLiterary word for the slow fading or shifting of seasons and hearts; 「変わり」 is more general.
• Related変形へんけいNeutralA change of shape or form; 「変わり」 is not restricted to shape.
• Related変換へんかんNeutralConversion from one form to another, as in 「文字変換」; 「変わり」 is change itself.
• Related転換てんかんNeutralA turnabout in policy or direction; 「変わり」 is change in general.
• Related移行いこうNeutralTransition to a new system or state; 「変わり」 is change in general.
• Related変革へんかくWrittenWritten word for fundamental reform of systems or society; 「変わり」 carries no sense of deliberate reform.
• Related推移すいいNeutralChange over time, typically of data or trends; 「変わり」 is the everyday word.
• Related移り変わりうつりかわりNeutralThe passing and alternating of seasons and eras; 「変わり」 can be a one-off change or something unusual.
• Related切り替えきりかえNeutralSwitching or replacing, as in 「頭の切り替え」; 「変わり」 is the change itself.
• Related遷移せんいWrittenTechnical written term for state transitions (science, computing) or plant succession; unlike everyday 「変わり」.
• Antonym不変ふへんWrittenAntonym: staying unchanged, whether for good or just over a period; the direct opposite of 「変わり」.

Everyday change is 「変化」; 「変わり」 itself turns up mostly in set phrases like 「お変わりありませんか」. Use 「変更」 for deliberate changes to plans or settings, 「移り変わり」 for the passing of seasons and eras, 「推移」 for how data move over time, and 「不変」 for no change at all. 「変動」 covers fluctuations, 「変換」「転換」「切り替え」 conversions and switches, 「変形」 changes of shape, 「移行」 moves to new systems, 「変革」 sweeping reform, and 「チェンジ」 swaps; the rest are narrower in scope.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 普段ふだんと変かわること。変化へんか。
2. 普通ふつうと異ことなること。