変更|へんこうhenkou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbchange; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
   その規則きそくは絶対ぜったい変更へんこうできない。↗

   The rule is utterly inflexible.

• SynonymチェンジNeutralLoanword for changing or swapping; colloquial and common in sports, as in 「イメージチェンジ」. 「変更」 is more formal and mostly for plans and settings.
• Synonym改めるあらためるNeutralNative verb for changing or revising, or correcting an attitude, as in 「規則を改める」; leans written.
• Synonym改変かいへんWrittenWritten word for altering content so it differs from the original, as in 「データ改変」; often implies tampering.
• Synonym改定かいていNeutralRevising rules or prices, as in 「料金改定」; the point is setting new standards.
• Synonym変えるかえるNeutralEveryday verb for changing something, as in 「予定を変える」; common in speech, while 「変更」 is more formal and written.
• Synonym変わりかわりNeutralNoun for change or something unusual, as in 「お変わりありませんか」; mostly heard in greetings.
• SynonymモディフィケーションWrittenLoanword for modification; rarely used in Japanese. Say 「修正」 or 「変更」 in everyday speech.
• RelatedコンバートNeutralLoanword for converting data formats or moving a player to another defensive position; technical jargon.
• Related修正しゅうせいNeutralCorrecting errors or adjusting what is off, as in 「誤りを修正する」; the point is fixing mistakes, while 「変更」 simply means changing to something else.
• Related変遷へんせんWrittenA written word for a series of changes over time, as in 「政策の変遷」; it looks at the whole course of change, not a single alteration.
• Related変革へんかくWrittenWritten word for fundamental reform of systems or society, as in 「社会の変革」; stresses thorough renewal, while 「変更」 covers changes of any scale.
• Related調整ちょうせいNeutralAdjusting or coordinating to make things fit, as in 「日程を調整する」; 「変更」 is about changing what was originally planned.
• Related転換てんかんNeutralA shift in policy or direction, as in 「方向転換」; the point is turning from one course to another.
• Related是正ぜせいWrittenFormal term for correcting unfairness or imbalance, as in 「格差是正」.
• Related移行いこうNeutralMoving over to a new state, as in 「新システムへ移行する」; the focus is on the process of transition.
• Related刷新さっしんWrittenWritten word for thorough renewal, as in 「人事の刷新」; carries the force of sweeping out the old for the new.
• Related訂正ていせいNeutralCorrecting mistakes, as in 「誤字を訂正する」; typically applies to written text or spoken remarks.
• Related改訂かいていWrittenWritten word for revising texts such as books or manuals, as in 「改訂版」; mainly for written works, while 「変更」 has no such limit.
• Related変質へんしつWrittenWritten word for a change in nature or quality, often for the worse, as in 「食品が変質する」.
• Related更正こうせいWrittenWritten word for correcting errors in official declarations or registrations, as in 「税の更正」; mostly tax and legal use.
• Related改正かいせいNeutralRevising laws, rules or timetables, as in 「憲法改正」 and 「ダイヤ改正」; the aim is fixing imperfect points.
• Related改造かいぞうNeutralRemodeling machines, buildings or organizations, as in 「内閣改造」; the point is rebuilding the structure.
• Related改編かいへんWrittenWritten word for reorganizing or re-editing, as in 「番組改編」; mostly for organizations and broadcast programs.
• Related変移へんいWrittenWritten word for change or transition; in everyday speech say 「変化」 or 「変遷」.
• Related変換へんかんNeutralConverting format or form, as in 「文字変換」; mostly for computers and mathematics.
• Related変動へんどうNeutralMovement in figures, markets or situations, as in 「価格変動」; it describes the state of changing, while 「変更」 is actively changing a plan.
• Antonym維持いじNeutralKeeping things as they are; the opposite of the change that 「変更」 describes.
• Antonym固定こていNeutralFixing something so it does not change; the opposite of 「変更」.

Use 「変更」 for changing a set plan or setting; in everyday speech say 「変える」. For fixing errors use 「修正」 or 「訂正」, for adjusting 「調整」, for revising laws 「改正」, and for new rules or prices 「改定」. 「変換」 covers format conversion, 「移行」 transitions, 「改造」 remodeling, and 「変動」 fluctuations. The opposites are 「維持」 and 「固定」.

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1. 変かえること。