Entry
  1. Noun

    turning point; change; transition; turn (of the tide, century, etc.)

    世紀の変わり目に子供たちはまだ工場で働いていた。
    At the turn of the century, children still worked in factories.
  2. point of difference

    Archaic

Also written 替わり目【かわりめ】代わり目【かわりめ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

unusual, change, strange

Kun
か.わるか.わりか.える
On
ヘン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
238 of 2500
Radical
go
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-6-3SKIP code
2j7.3The Kanji Dictionary
0024.7, 0040.7Four corner code
467deroo
5909Unicode hex code
1-42-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
306Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1119New Nelson (John Haig)
2069New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1311Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1782Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1745Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
324A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
970Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
191Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5703Morohashi
581A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
257Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
257Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509sakade
443Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
609henshall3
532Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
254crowley
222Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
401Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1761Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bian4Pinyin reading
byeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level