変造|へんぞうhenzou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbalteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 変造する（へんぞうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 変造します（へんぞうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 変造しない（へんぞうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 変造しません（へんぞうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 変造せず・変造せぬ（へんぞうせず・へんぞうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 変造した（へんぞうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 変造しました（へんぞうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 変造しなかった（へんぞうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 変造しませんでした（へんぞうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 変造して（へんぞうして） |
| Potential | 変造できる（へんぞうできる） |
| Passive | 変造される（へんぞうされる） |
| Causative | 変造させる（へんぞうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 変造させられる（へんぞうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 変造すれば（へんぞうすれば） |
| tara | 変造したら（へんぞうしたら） |
| Volitional | 変造しよう（へんぞうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 変造しましょう（へんぞうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 変造しろ（へんぞうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related改変かいへんNeutralChanging content so it differs from the original, as in 「データの改変」; can be legitimate or not, while 「変造」 typically means illegal tampering with currency or documents.
- Related修正しゅうせいNeutralCorrecting mistakes or adjusting what is off, as in 「計画を修正する」; the aim is to make things right, whereas 「変造」 alters existing items, often faking IDs or banknotes.
- Related変更へんこうNeutralA general word for changing plans, settings and the like; it just says something changed, no fraud implied, while 「変造」 alters items like IDs or banknotes to fake them.
- Related改正かいせいNeutralRevising imperfect points in laws and regulations, as in 「法改正」; the object is rules and their wording, while 「変造」 targets physical things like banknotes and documents.
- Related改定かいていWrittenA formal, written word for setting rules, prices and the like anew, as in 「料金改定」; it covers rules or standards, while 「変造」 alters ready-made items like IDs and banknotes.
- Related改造かいぞうNeutralRemodeling or refitting machines, buildings and organizations, focusing on structural change, as in 「車を改造する」; 「変造」 usually means altering IDs or banknotes to fake them.
- Related訂正ていせいNeutralCorrecting mistakes in writing or statements, as in 「誤字を訂正する」; the goal is to set things right, while 「変造」 changes existing items, usually to fake them.
- Related改訂かいていNeutralMainly revising the content of books and other written works, as in 「改訂版」; 「変造」 instead refers to altering physical items such as IDs and banknotes.
- Related修訂しゅうていWrittenA rare, formal word for correcting errors in books; in everyday use say 「改訂」 or 「訂正」. It does not overlap with 「変造」, which is about altering physical objects.
Use 「変造」 for tampering with existing things such as banknotes, IDs and documents, as in 「変造紙幣」. To correct mistakes say 「修正」 or 「訂正」; for revising laws 「改正」; for revising books 「改訂」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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