改 — gae

Parts that make up 改

How 改 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 改 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 巳, 攴.

Korean example words with 改

• 개성改姓 Korean gloss: 성을 바꿈
• 개각改閣 Korean gloss: 내각을 개편함
• 개춘改春 Korean gloss: 다시 돌아온 봄
• 개력改曆 Korean gloss: 역법(曆法)을 고침
• 개차改差 Korean gloss: 벼슬아치를 갈던 일
• 개폐改廢 Korean gloss: 고치거나 없애 버림
• 개심改心 Korean gloss: 잘못된 마음을 바르게 고침
• 개악改惡 Korean gloss: 고치어 도리어 나빠지게 함
• 개조改組 Korean gloss: 조직 따위를 고쳐 다시 짬
• 개과改過 Korean gloss: 잘못이나 허물을 뉘우쳐 고침
• 개사改詞 Korean gloss: 노랫말을 고치거나 다시 지음
• 재개再改 Korean gloss: 한 번 고친 것을 다시 고침

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 改

• 改革かいかく reform; reformation; reorganization
• 改正かいせい revision; amendment; alteration
• 改善かいぜん betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
• 改造かいぞう remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction
• 改定かいてい revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
• 改憲かいけん constitutional change; revising the constitution
• 改良かいりょう improvement; reform
• 改選かいせん election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
• 改めるあらためる to change; to alter; to revise
• 改修かいしゅう repair; improvement
• 改札かいさつ examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
• 改築かいちく structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding

Characters sharing the phonetic 己

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “개”

Other hanja with radical 攴