The kanji 改: meaning, readings and stroke order

改

Meaning: change, improve
On reading: カイ kai
Kun reading: あらた（める） aratameru、あらた（まる） aratamaru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 攴 rap
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: sửa lại, đổi mới (cải)
Japanese: あらためる。なおす。
Korean: 고치다, 바꾸다 (개)
Chinese: 改正、改变

Readings, words and example sentences

カイ kai · on reading

改かい良りょう
making better, improving
作り方を 改かい良りょうします。
We find a better way to make it.

あらた（める） aratameru · kun reading

改あらためる
to correct, to change
気づいたまちがいを 改あらためます。
I fix the mistake I noticed.

あらた（まる） aratamaru · kun reading · less common

改あらたまる
to be changed, to be renewed
組のきまりが 改あらたまりました。
Our class rules have been changed.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.