変貌|へんぼうhenbou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtransfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 変貌する(へんぼうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 変貌します(へんぼうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 変貌しない(へんぼうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 変貌しません(へんぼうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 変貌せず・変貌せぬ(へんぼうせず・へんぼうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 変貌した(へんぼうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 変貌しました(へんぼうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 変貌しなかった(へんぼうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 変貌しませんでした(へんぼうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 変貌して(へんぼうして) |
| Potential | 変貌できる(へんぼうできる) |
| Passive | 変貌される(へんぼうされる) |
| Causative | 変貌させる(へんぼうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 変貌させられる(へんぼうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 変貌すれば(へんぼうすれば) |
| tara | 変貌したら(へんぼうしたら) |
| Volitional | 変貌しよう(へんぼうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 変貌しましょう(へんぼうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 変貌しろ(へんぼうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymトランスフォーメーションWrittenA written/formal loanword for transformation or restructuring in business, technology and academic fields; 「変貌」 is a dramatic change in appearance.
- Related変形へんけいNeutralRefers to a change of shape or deformation; 「変貌」 describes a dramatic change in someone's or something's overall appearance.
- Antonym不変ふへんWrittenA written/formal word for staying unchanged; the opposite of 「変貌」, which signals a dramatic change in appearance.
- Antonym現状維持げんじょういじNeutralMeans keeping things as they are, the direct opposite of 「変貌」.
Use 「変貌」 for a dramatic change in the appearance of a city or person; 「変形」 is for changes of shape. For the opposite idea, 「現状維持」 means keeping the status quo and 「不変」 means unchanging.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


