変貌|へんぼうhenbou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbtransfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
    Japan has undergone a drastic change as a result of industrialization.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 姿すがたや様子ようすが変かわること。
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