# 変 — Change

Frequency rank 116 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 山 (Mountain), less common than 四 (Four).

- On’yomi: へん
- Kun’yomi: か
- Radical: 夊 Go Slowly (Kangxi 35)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

A magician pulls a sheet from a cage.

In words:

- 変 へん — strange
- 変える かえる — to change
- 変わる かわる — to change

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[← Rank 115: 四 (Four)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/四.md) · [Rank 117: 山 (Mountain) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/山.md)

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