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    3. 改める

    改める

    改あらため​る​

    to change

    N2KMT5News #11+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    検める革める

    あらためる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to change, to alter, to revise, to replace
    2.
    to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve
    3.
    to examine, to check, to inspect
    4.
    to do properly, to do formally

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    悪わるい習しゅう慣かんを改あらためる。

    To change bad habits.

    KMT3Daily LifeCore Concepts
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの態たい度どを改あらためるべきだ。

    He should change his attitude.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいから学まなび、行こう動どうを改あらためた。

    He learned from his mistakes and changed his behavior.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    会かい議ぎの前まえに、議ぎ題だいを改あらためて確かく認にんしましょう。

    Before the meeting, let's reconfirm the agenda.

    KMT6Business & FinanceDaily Life
    法ほう律りつが時じ代だいに合あわせて改あらためられることは重じゅう要ようだ。

    It is important for laws to be revised to suit the times.

    KMT6Politics & LawDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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