Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be renewed, to change.
  2. to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected.
  3. to stand on ceremony, to be formal.
  4. to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn. Esp. 革まる.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
改まる あらたまる
 
 
革まる あらたまる

Contained Kanji 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)