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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

変へん形けい

henkei

to change shape, to modify

Example sentences

  1. そのまま縦たてに縮ちぢめるような形かたちで変形へんけいしている。

    They changed the shape of the yamakasa by reducing the height but keeping the other features unchanged.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 基本きほんとなる文様もんようを応用おうようし変形へんけいさせたものや、それぞれを組くみ合あわせたものなどがある。

    There are also patterns generated by modifying basic patterns and those combining them.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 一本締いっぽんじめの変形へんけいとして1回かいだけ手てを打うつ一丁締いっちょうじめもある。

    As a variation of ippon-jime there is also the iccho-jime variation which consists of a single clap.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 変形

  • 変unusual; changeOnヘンKunかわる・かわり・かえる
  • 形shape; formOnケイ・ギョウKunかた・かたち・なり

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