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Zach

変動

Reading

Kana: へんどう
Romaji: hendou
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Definition

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change; fluctuation

Kanji

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentences

人口(じんこう)変動(へんどう)しないでいる。
➥The population remains stationary.
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消費者(しょうひしゃ)物価(ぶっか)指数(しすう)(はげ)しく変動(へんどう)しています。
➥The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.
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この(くに)では年間(ねんかん)(つう)じて気温(きおん)変動(へんどう)がほとんどない。
➥This country has an even temperature throughout the year.
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(きん)価格(かかく)(にち)ごとに変動(へんどう)する。
➥The price of gold fluctuates daily.
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炭素(たんそ)排出量(はいしゅつりょう)変動(へんどう)が、以下(いか)のグラフに(えが)かれている。
➥The differing volumes of carbon emissions are plotted in the graph below.
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世界(せかい)貿易(ぼうえき)変動(へんどう)パターンが(つぎ)(ひょう)(あき)らかにされている。
➥The shifting pattern of world trade is made clear in the following table.
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