7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search

Kun'yomi
  • to change ②to reform ③to examine ④to do properly
  • to be renewed ②to be improved ③to stand on ceremony ④to take a turn for the worse (of an illness)
On'yomi
  • カイ
    revision

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

カイ 61.5%
あらためるあらたまる 38.5%

Character Breakdown

reformation, change, modify
カイ あらた.める (4th, N2)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

another time ②formally
revision
remodeling ②modding
to change ②to reform ③to examine ④to do properly
personal reformation
to be renewed ②to be improved ③to stand on ceremony ④to take a turn for the worse (of an illness)
former (e.g. name) ②examination
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References

Unicode hex code 6539
JIS X 0208 1-18-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1464
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2332
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 243
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 287
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 180
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 216
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 528
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 567
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 294
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 379
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 691
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13114
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 435
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 514
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 523
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 359
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 584
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 458
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 475
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 289
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 726
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 933
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 534
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i3.1
Four corner code 1874.0
De Roo Code 3566